Last 3 months headlines – Page 516
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NewsPerils of absent body of evidence
News that a man thought to have been killed had been found hiding in a wood is a reminder of the dangers of going to trial in murder cases without a body.
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NewsSFO tries to lift the veil on deferred prosecutions
Guidance sets out what agency expects from companies looking to co-operate.
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NewsSlater and Gordon puts roles at risk as business continues evolution
Fee earners in the national firm's employment and family departments likely to be affected.
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NewsSolicitors sworn in as High Court judges
Lord chief justice says latest additions to senior bench should be celebrated.
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NewsLegal sector welcomes Japan trade deal
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement signed in Tokyo.
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NewsTechnology could widen law centre catchment areas, says MoJ minister
Alex Chalk tells Westminster Hall debate his department wants to improve remote delivery of advice.
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NewsPC renewals extended as solicitors report IT 'nightmare'
Regulator concedes this year’s renewal period has been ‘particularly challenging’.
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NewsHealth fears for jailed Iranian human rights lawyer
Supporters of Nasrin Sotoudeh say she has serious cardiac and pulmonary conditions after being on hunger strike.
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NewsLinklaters pledges to do better on racial diversity
Magic circle firm's race action plan includes 'aspirational' trainee and partnership targets.
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NewsSolicitor who joked about Ku Klux Klan fined £30k by tribunal
Practitioner who said he had 'old fashioned' sense of humour and also told racist joke is allowed to remain in practice.
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NewsHuman rights body raises concern over digital working
Technology has become an integral part of the delivery of justice services, Council of Europe benchmarking finds.
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NewsSRA to pay interim £40k costs after ‘lamentable’ prosecution
Regulator waited more than three years to interview witness who was at the heart of allegations.
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NewsSRA to recover less than 30% of prosecution costs in Bakers case
Regulator faces £137,000 legal bill after high profile prosecution of firm and three former leaders.
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NewsLCJ wades in to immigration row
Lord Burnett of Maldon expresses regret at 'minority of lawyers' supporting 'abusive late legal challenges'.
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NewsCourt of Appeal declares Home Office immigration policy 'unlawful'
Judges say Judicial Reviews and Injunctions Policy gives 'real risk' of preventing access to justice.
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NewsExclusive: Co-op Legal Services to be fined £144k by SRA
'Inadvertent accounting error' led to insurers being overcharged for PI claims costs.
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NewsEversheds staff return to normal hours and full pay
Global firm celebrates ‘stronger than forecast financial performance’.
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NewsArticle 50 litigation not a typical JR, Public Law Project tells panel
PLP says judicial review and good governance are linked but suggests areas for 'positive reform'.
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NewsA&O opens reporting season with ‘small’ change to pay gap
Magic circle firm says it ‘cannot let the current crisis drag us backwards’.
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NewsKKK office joke was ‘just playful’, tribunal told
Veteran solicitor denies any sexual or racial harassment of former colleagues.