Last 3 months headlines – Page 686
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EU court rules against school in photo copyright case
CJEU clarifies that permission must be sought again if re-publishing photograph.
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Litigation funders back twin 'truck cartel' claims
National firm Weightmans, as well barrister sets Matrix Chambers and Kings Chambers, say they have set up one of the largest claims in UK legal history – an ‘opt-out’ class action dispute over alleged anti-competitive behaviour by European truck manufacturers. Claimant UK Trucks Claim (UKTC) has issued proceedings at the ...
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Transparency rules approved as firms prepare to publish prices
Legal Services Board says plans should help promote competition and improve access to justice.
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SRA ignores own advice to pursue order against solicitor
Authorisation officer deemed James Zacharias able to practise without restrictions - but regulator contested it anyway.
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Online hearings for social security appeals this autumn
Remote online hearings of social security appeals at the First Tier tribunal will begin this autumn in the next phase of courts modernisation, the senior president of tribunals has revealed. In a speech to the Administrative Law Bar Association published by the judiciary today, The Rt Hon Sir Ernest Ryder ...
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International firm claims 50% of senior appointees now women
Gowling announces fruits of initiatives to address lack of female representation at top of the firm.
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Excluded defendant given chance to contest £75k damages
Appeal judges say there is no reason to preclude defendant from making submissions on quantum.
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Big Four firm buys services 'disruptor' Riverview
Acquisition means EY Law now has 2,200 legal practitioners.
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High Court hosts new mega-money Russian dispute
Latest Rolls Building case centres on Russian fishing company Norebo Group, with jurisdiction again called in to question.
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Solicitors shouldn't go cap in hand to judges for QC status - Law Society
Chancery Lane and Bar Council respond to consultation on improving QC appointments process.
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Whitehall to offer commercial career path to trainees
Initiative to tackle skills shortage caused by gap in earnings between Government Legal Department and the City.
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Reality bites
Love Island has come to an end for another year but Obiter can’t resist a final update from the villa’s one-time resident solicitor.
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Yummie Brummie
Specially created dishes by Michelin star Brummie chef Glynn Purnell (pictured, left) will be on the menu at a gala dinner to celebrate the bicentenary of the UK’s oldest regional law society.
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News focus: Disaster recovery
The Ministry of Justice should be commended for taking urgent steps to save the probation service, but why does it often take legal action for the government to look again at its reforms?
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Online divorce extension should cut delays
A new component of the online divorce system being set up by HM Courts & Tribunals Service should help cut delays for clients.
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City profit surge but ‘bumps ahead’
The financial year yielded healthy profits across the City but firm bosses have warned of tougher times ahead.
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Court rules criminal legal aid reforms unlawful
Changes to the litigators’ graduated fee scheme were based on methods that were ’statistically flawed’.