Last 3 months headlines – Page 149
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NewsTweeting barrister’s employment tribunal appeal dismissed
High Court judge finds appeal over dismissal of Jon Holbrook’s claim to be without merit.
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NewsClyde fined £500,000 after admitting due diligence failure
Top-50 international firm admitted failing to carry out due dligence on a corporate client for more than five years.
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NewsPost Office Inquiry: Solicitors wrote my court statement, investigator says
Cartwright King named during high-profile evidence session with Post Office investigator.
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NewsKnights heralds 29% profit growth
Listed consolidator to focus on organic growth - though still ‘very much in the market’ for acquisitions.
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NewsDoctors not liable for distress to patients’ families, Supreme Court confirms
The appeals, concerning compensation claims for psychiatric illnesses caused by seeing a loved one die, were dismissed by a majority verdict.
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NewsUS elite firms 'heading for a Pan Am-style fall'
Report paints a picture of declining productivity at top-100 firms, which are increasing fees and headcount despite flat demand for their services.
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NewsCivil legal aid review: MoJ issues call for evidence
Government data shows provider numbers have steadily fallen in nearly all of the contracted categories of law.
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NewsLosing party in Belsner coughs up £267,750 final costs
Ex-client had tried unsuccessfully to claim back money deducted from her damages.
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NewsBill to exonerate Post Office victims an ‘exception’, says government
Legal profession welcomes announcement of legislation – but with the caveat that it must not set a precedent.
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NewsJudge takes statutory consultation battle to Court of Appeal
District judge challenging legality of controversial judicial recruitment tool has applied for permission to appeal High Court ruling.
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NewsWild camping case to go to Supreme Court
Supreme Court ‘will determine once and for all this important issue’ of whether the public has a right to camp on the Dartmoor commons.
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NewsBar chair: Next PM should emulate Thatcher on pay rises
In inaugural address, Sam Townend KC calls for investment in justice and warns of collapse in early guilty pleas - and of the cost of legal regulation.
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NewsSSB Law finally enters administration as creditors wait
Questions remain about the finances of the firm which had borrowed £30m in one year.
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NewsPost Office scandal: SRA unlikely to fast-track action against solicitors
Regulator says it wants to wait until end of the public inquiry to have all available evidence.
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NewsSRA probes solicitor advocate Makin over alleged misconduct
Revelation follows the Court of Appeal's lifting of an anonymity order last year.
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NewsMemory lane
Referral fees, excess expense and handbags and gladrags: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsSails pitch
Law Society Yacht Club plans for 2024 include an early season cross-channel cruise, a possible entry in the round-the-island race and a day’s dinghy sailing.
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NewsTop 20 firm and former senior solicitor admit AML failings
Tribunal hears that documents provided for former client at Clyde & Co were six years old in 2014.
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NewsSRA proposes earlier English language check for foreign qualified lawyers
Practitioners may have to spend £200 to prove to the SRA that they are proficient in the English language.
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NewsBarrister ordered to pay over £155k for harm to assistant’s mental health
Barrister’s ‘discriminatory treatment’ caused former employee’s ‘health collapse’, employment tribunal rules.