Last 3 months headlines – Page 733
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NewsPlans to tackle ‘monster’ disclosure levels approved
Pilot scheme replacing ‘standard disclosure’ will run at the Business and Property Courts from next year.
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NewsLegal consumers report satisfaction - but still won't shop around
Almost nine in 10 legal services consumers are satisfied with the outcome of their matters, watchdog reports.
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NewsHuge spike in SFO money laundering reports
FoI request reveals major increase in reports filed with office.
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NewsTrainees ask for more support as retention season begins
More than 70% say firms should offer support including CV and interview preparation.
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NewsJudge criticises ‘generally unhelpful’ firm over application in VW case
Your Lawyers had applied to extend the time for serving a claim form in group action over diesel emissions scandal.
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NewsFraudster 'stole £79k posing as judge on video call'
News of sophisticated crime comes as the use of video conferencing is set to increase.
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NewsSRA rejects calls to discipline City firm over South African 'corruption'
Labour peer had called for Hogan Lovells to have its authorisation withdrawn and for partners to be sanctioned.
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News'Court of the blockchain' plan for Dubai
Taskforce to apply advanced encryption technology to verifying court judgments.
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NewsCalifornia prepares to lead US profession into non-lawyer ownership
Board votes to create potential reforms after report suggests most consumers are out of reach of lawyers.
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NewsOne year on: 80% of tribunal refunds unpaid
Latest statistics from Ministry of Justice show government still has many millions to pay.
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NewsLawyers strike over safety following Milosevic counsel’s murder
Serbian Bar Association said murder should be seen in the context of growing threats to the safety of lawyers.
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NewsDeparting solicitor admits: I was ill and should have stopped sooner
Kelly Pegg said she was unable to cope in her role as assistant solicitor and failed to keep files up to date.
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Obituary: Andrew Hopper QC, co-author, The Solicitor's Handbook
Andrew Hopper, who died at home in South Wales on 25 July, was, without question, the country’s foremost solicitor in the field of the regulation of legal professionals.
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NewsUnderground subversion
London’s underground trains weren’t the jolliest places on Earth during last week’s heatwave, but at least they provided some entertainment for poetry lovers.
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NewsNews focus: Part 36 under the microscope
Does the Hislop v Perde judgment mean defendants might be tempted to defer accepting an offer to game the system? And is Part 36 fit for purpose if it allows such behaviour?
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NewsDivorce reform could follow in wake of Owens v Owens
Ministry of Justice says it is already ‘looking closely’ at reforms to the divorce system after the Supreme Court ruled that a 68-year-old woman must remain married to her husband.
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Judicial heavyweights hit out
Two of the country’s most senior judges have entered live political controversies to highlight vulnerable people’s plight within the justice system.