Last 3 months headlines – Page 178
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NewsNews focus: Financial crime - good intentions, poor resources
An update for solicitors on anti-money laundering and financial crime.
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NewsLeaving stress on the shelf
Academic bookshop takes bold decision to file its entire criminal law section under ‘Therapy’.
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NewsLegal aid pay boost for Illegal Migration Act work
Government says 15% increase represents fair recognition for new expectations of lawyers.
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NewsEuropean court hears biggest climate change case yet
Portuguese applicants, aged between 11 and 24, in court to argue breach of their human rights.
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NewsSRA coffers are on a roll
SRA’s keeping of the roll exercise for 2023 has now concluded, with around 27,000 names removed from the list.
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NewsClaims fraudster who targeted solicitors ordered to sell assets
Penthouse apartment and garish sports car must be sold to pay back £210,000.
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NewsSRA moves in to manage affairs of closed firm
Parrott & Coales had been the last of the Metamorph group to stay trading.
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NewsCriminal court backlog hits record high of almost 65,000 cases
Law Society says delays faced by victims and defendants are unacceptable.
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NewsHigh Court judge given formal warning over late judgment
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office warning relates to a ruling issued more than a year after intial hearing.
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NewsPost Office solicitor denies wanting victim's 'head on a spike'
Mandy Talbot emailed her bosses proclaiming that sub-postmaster was ‘stunned’ to lose in court.
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NewsSolicitor safety: Home Office 'regularly reviews' immigration language
Immigration Law Practitioners' Association wrote to Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman about 'climate of hostility'.
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NewsMore ex-Post Office workers have convictions quashed
Crown court hearing follows referrals from the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
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NewsDJs now on £126k as judicial salaries rise 7%
Daily sitting fees have also increased, according to figures released by the Ministry of Justice.
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NewsGlobal bar body publishes list of 'critical' challenges
'Pressure not to represent clients viewed as unacceptable' among seven key issues.
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NewsEx-Post Office solicitor tells Inquiry: 'I had nothing to hide'
Mandy Talbot says she would not have advised Post Office to ‘throw money’ at covering up faults with Horizon.
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NewsSRA contacts police over Axiom Ince case
Met confirms investigation following report by Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsRosenblatt owner ‘ditching historic baggage’ as profits dip
RBG Holdings offloaded its litigation finance business to refocus on legal services.
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NewsClients seek to force concessions from funders
Leading silk says claimants would have to be ‘angelic’ not to capitalise on PACCAR ruling.
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NewsSRA board members get hefty pay rises
Across-the-board increases as high as 50% reflect 'reality of need to keep and attract a diverse group'.
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NewsTaskforce to examine ethics of firms acting for oligarchs
The group, made up of senior lawyers and civil society representatives, will provide guidance and recommendations.