Last 3 months headlines – Page 513
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NewsSolicitor in sham marriage TV sting loses strike-off appeal
High Court rules that tribunal had followed the correct process and came to the right conclusion.
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NewsBSB sanction invalid because barrister was already suspended
Henry Hendron was suspended for three years in 2016 after supplying ‘chemsex’ drugs.
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NewsCourt refuses to let claimant backtrack on £5k settlement mistake
Another judgment appears to show that portal mistakes are permanent - no matter how big they might be.
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NewsCourt of Appeal deals blow to libel tourists
Dispute over claims about the inventor of Bitcoin will not be heard in London.
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NewsMagistrates deal with 13 cases on first day of 'block listing'
One courtroom dedicated to hearing firm's cases to keep number of people in court to a minimum.
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NewsFraudulent solicitor jailed over fake property sales
Solicitor worked with practice manager to purport to sell London properties that were never on the market.
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NewsReed Smith lays off London lawyers
International firm introduces wave of measures including redundancies, pay cuts and shorter weeks.
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NewsBusiness as usual for PI claims ‘a fairly distant prospect’
Member organisation pushes virtues of cooperation agreement between claimants and insurers.
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NewsSocial distancing causes delays at regional divorce centre
Separating couples face 20-week wait for district judge to consider consent order application.
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NewsStaff compensation claims reach £523k after firm’s closure
Sole director is one of those claiming for lost monies, as he goes on to run unregulated legal business.
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NewsSolicitor fined for high risk property deals
Partner failed to advise clients about 'obvious pitfalls' of off-plan developments.
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NewsLand Registry explores crypto and biometric identity checks
Deputy chief executive says current conveyancing processes 'do not feel very 21st century'.
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NewsGuidance for lawyers to keep unsentenced children out of prison
Penal reform charity says young detainees are spending up to 23 hours in their cells.
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NewsLondon arbitrators enjoy bumper year
More than 400 cases were referred to the London Court of International Arbitration last year.
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NewsBlonde ambition still burns
Nearly two decades after first wowing audiences with her legal skills, Elle Woods is returning to the big screen (lockdown permitting) in Legally Blonde 3.
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NewsPharmacist dispenses with legal career (for now)
A trainee solicitor has put her legal career on hold to return to full-time work in the fight against coronavirus. Thorrun Govind was less than a year into her training contract with healthcare firm Hempsons when the pandemic began. Her firm has selflessly allowed her to go back to her ...
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NewsVexing case of law’s serial suer
While there is doubtless fierce competition for the title of most annoying lawyer, the winner – by a margin – must be one-time Bedford Row solicitor Alexander Chaffers.
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NewsNews focus: McMillan Williams - a sign of the times?
Was McMillan Williams the first of many inevitable casualties of the Covid-19 pandemic, or were deeper structural problems to blame for the firm’s administration?
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NewsLitigation funders berate ‘bizarre’ crackdown
Australian government gave funders three months to become licensed by financial regulator.