Last 3 months headlines – Page 511
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NewsSolicitor MP blasts probate service in Westminster debate
System has deteriorated in past two years despite heavy investment, government told.
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NewsSRA staff seconded to contact centre as phones left unanswered
Solicitors ringing about problematic new online system faced a long wait to speak to someone.
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NewsLord chief justice condemns ministers’ attacks on lawyers
Lord Burnett says lawyers should not be disparaged for doing their duty to clients.
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NewsEx-City solicitor appointed interim government legal chief
Peter Fish CB to lead Government Legal Department while search for permanent replacement continues.
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News'Irredeemably unmanageable': High Court blocks £5bn group litigation
Judge says prospect of managing 200,000 claimants from Brazil is 'alarming' and cannot work.
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NewsGovernment pressed on Royal Commission pledge
Terms of reference still being considered despite commission being announced last December.
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NewsWhich is the prettiest law office in the country?
Highlighting the most striking and picturesque law firm buildings that this country has to offer.
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NewsNiche litigation funder celebrates bumper lockdown
Insolvency specialist predicts busy caseload after furlough scheme ends.
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NewsShoosmiths cuts 43 jobs despite strong performance
Firm says it discovered more efficient ways of working during lockdown.
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NewsInternational firm partner fined for client account abuse
Solicitor’s successor at Womble Bond Dickinson also fined after admitting that he did not spot what was going on.
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NewsExtended operating hours to continue until April
Capacity of civil courts under growing pressure, says HMCTS.
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NewsReserve training contracts for disabled, says Law Society
Disability is falling behind other protected characteristics, professional body claims.
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NewsIBA 2020: Robots don black cap for lower court judges
Judges in lower courts could be phased out and replaced by computers, conference hears.
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NewsRemote evidence could tackle expert shortage in family court
Working group tasked by family division president to investigate shortage makes 22 wide-ranging recommendations.
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NewsInnovators wanted for lawtech sandbox
Government-backed initiative will provide a safe environment in which new ideas can be tested.
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NewsSotoudeh thanks global colleagues as she is freed - for now
Iranian lawyer granted medical leave from 38-year sentence.
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NewsJohnny Depp: the end for a Town called Sue?
The outcome of the Johnny Depp defamation case has been hailed as a triumph for press freedom. Does this spell the end of high-profile actions where celebrities seek to vindicate their reputation?
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NewsShadow justice secretary calls for UK pro bono network
Framework would prevent vulnerable people ‘slipping through the cracks’, says David Lammy MP.
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NewsDrinking laws Raines checked
Idea of drink only with food was tried in New York in the late 19th century in one attempt to stop the sale of alcohol.
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NewsCool running
Solicitor Loretta Minghella OBE, the next master of Clare College, Cambridge, on her first job.