Last 3 months headlines – Page 963
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NewsInsurance giant makes £6m profits from PI joint ventures
Accounts for Admiral Law and BDE show growing work in progress for both.
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NewsLaw Society reports on how Brexit will affect solicitors
EU departure could have consequences for commercial disputes, Wales and criminal justice, says Chancery Lane.
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NewsCampaign on IP liability set to bear fruit
Current law provides a statutory right of redress against ‘unjustified threats’ to sue for infringement of a patent, trade mark or design right.
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NewsKorean legal market ‘challenging’
UK ambassador to the Republic of Korea says foreign firms face restrictions despite Seoul’s liberalisation promises.
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NewsBanks’ in-house legal teams face shift
Legal teams at banks will have to restructure to meet requirements on business continuity and independence under wide-ranging reforms.
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NewsDisputes looming over legal aid tender
Legal Aid Agency ‘strongly’ denied allegations about the staffing and assessment process.
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Ashfords’ ‘groundbreaking’ legal partnership
Partnership with local authorities will offer advice on safety and environment, among other areas.
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Women lawyers’ pay lags in-house
The gap is larger for women from under-represented or minority groups.
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NewsLots to say on the divorcees’ big day
Family lawyers were battling to get their comments into print.
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News‘Black museum’ visit is a must
Metropolitan Police archive includes pistol used in Queen Victoria assassination attempt.
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NewsMemory lane
The government is to ‘drive down costs’ for consumers by encouraging supermarkets to own law firms.
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NewsRevised ‘Saatchi bill’ is back but critics still fearful
Legislation passes through House of Commons in attempt to promote innovation in treatments.
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NewsCourt rules fixed costs apply to multi-track RTA claims
Judge accepts appeal would have allowed ‘re-casting’ of Civil Procedure Rules.
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NewsFirms prepare to challenge legal aid decisions
‘Big Firms Group’ member among unsuccessful bidders.
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News‘60% of employment claims shut out due to fees’
Over half of the claims entered into early conciliation are neither settled or presented to the employment tribunal.
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NewsCompensation culture? Test more claims in court, says Dyson
Master of the rolls calls for fixed costs to encourage defences against unfair cases.
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Obituary: Michael Cranston 1942-2015
Co-founder and former head of litigation at Warner Cranston, died on 6 October.
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NewsLawyers dismiss claim that sector is money laundering risk
Bodies representing the legal profession say national risk assessment based on intelligence shortcomings.
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Russia hits companies’ anti-corruption strategies
Russia’s competition authorities are using competition law to hit foreign businesses that try to eliminate corruption from their supply chain.