Last 3 months headlines – Page 458
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NewsFive innovators first to play in the Lawtech Sandbox
Participants will have access to data and engagement with 11 regulators, including the SRA.
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NewsJudicial sanctions remain at high level despite pandemic
Three judicial office holders have been disciplined for misuse of social media this year.
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NewsProfession condemns 'appalling' trolling of defence lawyer
Barrister who defended killer of seven-year-old Emily Jones was targeted online at the weekend.
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NewsMore City firms return furlough money
Eversheds Sutherland and DAC Beachcroft have now repaid government money after strong pandemic performance.
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NewsABS pioneer facing closure blames 'dysfunctional' insurance market
SRA-mandated system 'does not work in a hard market', claims Notary Express founder.
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NewsAcland-Hood leaves courts & tribunals service for good
Former chief executive of HMCTS accepts role as permanent secretary at Department for Education.
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NewsLawyers not impressed with dreaded marketing strategy
'What would you like people to have in mind when they face you in litigation?' City firm asks.
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NewsSociety ex-president to sit on HRA review
Simon Davis, immediate past president of the Law Society, among two solicitors named today.
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NewsSmall claims taking almost a year to come to trial
Trials in the county court down across the board from July to September this year.
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NewsBuckland unveils Human Rights Act review
Government does not have any preconceived ideas, lord chancellor insists.
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NewsNews focus: Post-Beckwith, SRA must focus on 'what matters to clients’
Will the SRA stop insisting 'solicitors are paragons of virtue' in their private lives?
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NewsRisqué business taints law officers
It is sobering to look back at history to see how some of the ‘great and good’ behaved.
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NewsFlowers and friars
20 White Friars is definitely a contender for our most aesthetically pleasing law firm premises.
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NewsHundreds of back-office staff face axe at Covid-hit firms
City firms review need for secretaries and business support staff amid the pandemic.
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NewsReport hails lawtech boom
Law Society president David Greene says the sector is ‘strong and growing exponentially’.
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NewsCash for courts upgrade in doubt
Lord Burnett confirms business case for securing funds to finish modernisation programme by 2023 was presented to Treasury in October.
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NewsVirtual Lawyer seeks AI partners
Developers of online letter generator want to build a 'real-life community of lawyers to take more of a collaborative approach'.
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NewsBuckland and Patel work to resolve virtual remand hearings crisis
Officials have carried out 'intensive work' to identify practical solutions after police withdrew support.
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NewsLaw centres appeal for £250,000 to fund crisis navigators
City firm has already pledged support and says profession has a duty to ensure equality before the law.
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NewsCommission proposes block on 'vexatious' misconduct prosecutions
Eight-year Law Commission study concludes that two new offences should replace the ancient common law offence.