Last 3 months headlines – Page 33
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NewsLegal aid lawyers spend quarter of day on unpaid work
Landmark research reveals hidden and non-chargeable cost of managing cases and contracts.
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NewsLegal executives given wrong advice about litigation rights
CILEX was wrongly telling members that law firm employees could conduct litigation as recently as December 2023.
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NewsLawyers reject ‘high risk’ rating for money laundering
Home Office and HM Treasury assessment has repeatedly ranked legal services providers as highly attractive to criminals.
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NewsLabour conference: Tory attacks 'putting judges at personal risk'
Attorney general and justice minister say attacks are putting lives in danger and threatening UK prosperity.
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NewsMemory lane
Law Society Gazette, 28 September 2015 VW emissions scandal Revelations that motor giant Volkswagen fitted diesel cars with software that would manipulate the results of US emissions tests are set to prompt a global wave of litigation and possible criminal charges in Germany. In the UK, national firm Slater and ...
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NewsIn case of an emergency
Regular Gazette readers will recall that the SRA went all ‘Edith Piaf’ over Axiom Ince and the missing millions.
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News'English Law Panel' to promote legal services sector
Justice secretary wants to reinforce Britain's position as a global leader.
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NewsConveyancing lawyers urged to reject requests for tax advice
Tax specialist says conveyancers are uninsured and unqualified to offer stamp duty advice.
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NewsIn depth: Lawyers advised on how to counter money laundering risk
Solicitors attending Law Society's economic crime conference urged not to treat risk assessments as tick-box exercises.
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NewsLandmark mediation report highlights legal aid crisis
Family Mediation Council says mediators may have to close their doors to legal aid clients if fees are not increased.
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NewsHundreds wrongly told SQE is cancelled
Exam administrator emailed 231 candidates on Wednesday evening saying the cancellation had been made at their own request.
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NewsScepticism over Starmer’s digital ID plan
Digital ID will be mandatory for right-to-work checks by the end of this parliament, prime minister says.
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NewsSFO manager defends ‘no concerns in writing’ policy
Employment tribunal, sitting in central London, is hearing a whistleblowing detriment claim brought by a former Serious Fraud Office investgator.
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NewsWho is allowed to litigate? Suddenly no one is sure
High Court ruling brings on a compliance headache for solicitors - not least those who had relied on incorrect SRA guidance.
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NewsEmotions run high over Letby documentary
Invited to a preview screening of the new documentary Conviction: The Case of Lucy Letby, Obiter expected to watch in an environment of sombre silence. In fact, it was not long before screen 1 of the Curzon Soho cinema heard the first shout of ‘nonsense’.
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NewsHigh Court promotion for solicitor-judge
Former criminal defence specialist Margaret Obi will be the eighth solicitor among 149 judges on the High Court bench.
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NewsLandmark ruling clarifies scope of damages-based agreements
Firm loses out on £1.6m in fees as victorious litigant declares that ‘solicitors should not have too much skin in the game’.
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NewsFirm continues spread across the north with new acquisition
Pepperells vows to retain family feel as other businesses are brought on board.
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NewsCrown court offers trial date in October... 2029
Lord chancellor David Lammy relying on Leveson recommendations to slash the number of outstanding cases.
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NewsRotting seagulls and 'maggots raining down': solicitors lay bare the condition of the courts estate
Uxbridge magistrates and Manchester magistrates were the two lowest rated courts, according to Law Society survey.