Last 3 months headlines – Page 435
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NewsNews focus: What the budget means for lawyers
Despite Rishi Sunak’s support for domestic violence programmes, an extension to the SDLT holiday and a boost for legal services innovators, the budget had little to say about justice.
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NewsDyche’s beef doesn’t pass muster
You would probably not want Burnley FC manager Sean Dyche banging on your door demanding to make a complaint.
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NewsGraveside vigil – just another day learning the ropes
Fond and not so fond memories of the days of articled clerking continue to arrive.
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NewsMinister hints at UK departure from GDPR
Government sends first signal of intention for UK data protection laws to part company with EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.
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NewsFirms gear up for 31 May launch of whiplash portal
Law firms still intending to run lower-value road traffic accident claims given start date for seismic changes to market.
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NewsSolicitors face hardest PII market for 20 years
Some indemnity insurers demanding personal guarantees and even payment of excesses into escrow accounts.
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NewsInternational Women’s Day: Gender equality toolkit for lawyers
Law Society teams up with City firm Bates Wells to produce advice on how to set up gender equality initiatives.
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News'Thank you' bonus for lockdown lawyers
Bevan Brittan will apply a 3% bonus to the last six months of staff pay.
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NewsCooley seeks to replicate US diversity success
Successful applicants to UK fellowship scheme will be given up to £12,000 towards tuition and study expenses.
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News£45m funding boost for group claims firm
PGMBM has entered a funding partnership with alternative investor North Wall Capital.
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NewsObituary: Tim Francis
Tributes paid to Plexus Law partner who has died at 54 after a short illness.
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NewsPay solicitors more for advising on wrongful convictions - report
Legal aid rates for work on alleged miscarriages of justice are lower than they were 25 years ago.
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NewsBarristers lose £6.9m fees appeal over unenforceable DBA
Claimants challenged an arbitration decision that they had not proved loss of earnings.
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NewsFormer government lawyer Rose appointed to Supreme Court
Lady Justice Rose's appointment doubles the number of women sitting in the UK's highest court.
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News'If it ain't broke, don't fix it!', joint committee tells Human Rights Act review
Joint Committee on Human Rights says evidence confirms the legislation works well.
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NewsGovernment to tackle 'inequitable' funding arrangements for private prosecutions
Costs recoverable by a private prosecutor could be capped at legal aid rates.
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NewsPrivate equity investor grabs stake in consultancy law firm
Phoenix Equity Partners says Setfords provides ‘superior offering’ to solicitors and clients alike.
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NewsTribunal orders BPP to pay disabled former law lecturer £168k
Unfavourable treatment of employee included comment she was ‘mad as a box of frogs’.
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NewsBudget 2021: Sunak 'turning a blind eye' to law and order
Lawyers' leaders say the wider justice system is a poor relation in HM Treasury's priorities.