Last 3 months headlines – Page 1083
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NewsIndependent Scotland ‘ready to compete with London’
New state would target global arbitration work, while supreme court for Scotland will not be just a ‘naming exercise’.
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NewsBlacklaws quits troubled Co-Op
Leading family lawyer Christina Blacklaws has left Co-operative Legal Services to set up an ABS consultancy.
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NewsBar votes to accept MoJ legal aid deal
Direct action to be suspended after two-to-one majority vote on fee deal.
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NewsLegal aid consultation ‘unlawful’, solicitors claim
Consultees, they say, did not have the opportunity to challenge the assumptions made in a report.
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NewsRegulators agree to open data to comparison websites
The LSB and Legal Services Consumer Panel want to open up the market for 'choose a lawyer' websites.
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NewsWhiplash reforms cut insurance bills to five-year low, analysts claim
Premiums have fallen by 7.5% over the last quarter and by around 19% over the course of the year.
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NewsEversheds asks partners for capital following tax changes
The firm is seeking capital from partners following a crackdown by HMRC to clarify the definition of LLP membership.
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NewsFinancial services business snaps up Simpson Millar in £15m deal
National consumer firm to become part of a stock-market quoted financial services business.
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NewsCommission presses ahead with ‘equal merit’ diversity preference
From 1 July, the Judicial Appointments Commission will be able to select candidates by race or gender where two applicants are of equal merit.
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NewsChildren’s charity condemns High Court’s anonymity cut-off
Children formerly involved in court proceedings may be named by the media when they turn 18.
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NewsJohn rages at ‘illiterate rantings’ of diversity report critics
Professor Gus John has dismissed as ‘wild and baseless’ criticisms of his report into the SRA.
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NewsPI lawyers may turn to arbitration post-Mitchell
Arbitration might be attractive in cases such as catastrophic injury, where lawyers are concerned about courts refusing to admit evidence due to missed timetables.
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NewsLinklaters promotes a record number of women to partner
Partner promotions at Linklaters fell from 24 to 21, but nine were women.
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NewsEU directives ‘should be curbed to promote growth’
Manufacturers call for a ‘one-in, one-out’ rule for law-making.
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NewsSlaughter: regulatory reform can broaden diversity
Labour’s shadow justice minister Andy Slaughter has criticised the profession’s lack of diversity.
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NewsHJA secures Times apology over advert claims
Newspaper also agrees to pay donation to charity helping victims of Magdalene laundries.
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NewsSRA intervenes to close firm over suspected dishonesty
Regulator publishes notices confirming closure of Bury firm.
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NewsJudges should question vulnerable witnesses, suggests former DPP
Sir Keir Starmer says victims face an ‘unacceptable’ ordeal in court and lack confidence in the criminal justice system.
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NewsComplex commercial disputes surge
Two pieces of research suggest number of complex commercial litigation cases rising due to a time lag from the recession.
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NewsQualitySolicitors moves to mediation with fixed-fee deal
Clients will be referred to mediation specialist after tie-up with national network.