Last 3 months headlines – Page 210
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NewsKnotweed judgment ‘should help resolve disputes faster, with less expense’
Interveners in Japanese knotweed case comment on judgment which rules staying claims for dispute resolutions, including mediation, lawful.
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NewsCriminal bar chief welcomes IPP sentence reform
Rehabilitated offenders serving their sentence in the community will be able to get their licence reviewed after three years.
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NewsMoJ investigating 385,000 backlog of whiplash cases
Officials looking into why nothing is happening for so many low-value RTA claims.
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NewsLegal executives demand vote on SRA switch
CILEX members have submitted a fresh request for their representative body to hold a special general meeting.
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NewsSolicitors on government's list of ‘AI impacted’ jobs
Lawyers - along with management consultants and accountants - may wish to retrain as roof tilers.
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NewsFrom shoplifting to much worse?
Not all thieves will move on to worse, but there is sufficient evidence to show that many of them will graduate.
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NewsMagistrate’s research into defendant leads to formal warning
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says the ‘relatively inexperienced magistrate’ apologised for his error.
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NewsA&O silent on whether it paid ransom to cyber-criminals
Firm working with forensic specialists to minimise impact to clients.
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NewsTwo solicitors among lady chief justice’s first High Court list
Five of the 11 judicial appointments went to women.
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NewsStay on proceedings for mediation is lawful, Court of Appeal rules
But judges did not order a stay in Welsh Japanese knotweed case as council’s internal complaints procedure ‘may not be most appropriate process’.
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NewsAxiom Ince: SRA rules out immediate levy as £33m claims come in
Regulator also opts against capping claims from out-of-pocket clients.
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NewsMoD’s £20m legal costs bill ‘shows system is flawed’
Government says claims are defended robustly but lawyer says this approach extends veterans’ suffering.
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NewsYule’s out
LawWorks (the Solicitors Pro Bono Group) invites you to its annual Christmas carol concert ‘Carols for Pro Bono’.
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NewsHoliday sickness claimant denied a fair trial, Supreme Court finds
Travel operator had not cross-examined expert witness and offered no expert evidence itself.
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NewsIgnored solicitor did not suffer age discrimination, tribunal finds
Tribunal accepts that firm made an inadvertent mistake by ignoring emails from long serving family specialist.
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NewsBar calls for more investment in RASSO cases
Current fees do not reflect the seriousness or nature of the work involved in rape and serious sexual assault cases, CBA chair says.
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NewsMP accuses CILEX of trying to 'destroy' solicitor profession
James Daly MP says representative body is effectively trying to create a legal profession on the cheap.
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NewsLaw Society wins disclosure bid before legal aid challenge
Judicial review challenge will be heard at the High Court next month.
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NewsCyber incident: Top conveyancer says completions starting to happen again
ONP Solicitor working round-the-clock on manual processes for concluding deals.
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NewsStruck off solicitor and unregistered barrister disbarred
Lawyer struck off in 2020 has now been disbarred after failing to notify the Bar Standards Board.