Last 3 months headlines – Page 616
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NewsHallett urges 'zero tolerance' on sexual harassment
Senior judge says organsations should provide a mentor who employees can turn to.
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NewsSolicitor’s £150k costs plea ‘nothing more than a cri de coeur’
Interim costs request was included as part of one paragraph of witness statement.
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NewsProfessional couple spend £500,000 on divorce proceedings
Solicitor Melanie Panzone argued she was entitled to £150,000 from her ex-husband.
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NewsBarrister suspended over offensive social media posts
Richard Miles acted in a way which was likely to diminish public trust, a disciplinary tribunal found.
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NewsLegal aid officially widened for separated migrant children
Transitional arrangements introduced for application process due to uncertainty over parliamentary timetable.
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NewsA Scouse Silicon Valley? Lawyers encouraged to play hard
Liverpool civil litigation specialists CEL Solicitors moves into new premises.
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NewsFake law firm boss disqualified for a second time
Tashia Joseph claimed to have no idea what company was doing or how many staff were employed.
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NewsElite civil servants could drive Wales legal reform
Former lord chief justice dismisses claim that wholesale devolution would come with a £14m bill.
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NewsGovernment warned Civil Liability Act leaves injured children stranded
Personal injury reforms create loophole where children cannot access either the old or the new system.
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NewsTop gongs for solicitors who go above and beyond
Law Society’s annual awards recognise achievements of professionals and firms.
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NewsSpending nears £40m in mammoth Post Office case
Parties in the group litigation have spent £36.3m on the proceedings so far, the High Court heard yesterday.
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NewsWales must take full control of justice, urges landmark review
Commission on Justice in Wales demands that ’justice be determined and delivered in Wales’ through wholesale devolution.
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NewsCapsticks' baby death inquiry failings ‘clearly unsatisfactory’, finds review
Report finds mistakes were made with the process and speed with which national firm completed investigation.
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NewsCall for regulator with teeth to tackle outsourcing fiascoes
Thinktank says scrutiny activity has soared since Carillion collapse - but with little effect.
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NewsCourt bars leaked email and overheard pub chat from employment claim
Appeal rules that oil giant Shell is entitled to claim legal advice privilege over parts of claim.
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NewsLegal aid rates blamed for mother ending up in prison
Firm ordered to explain why client was unrepresented at High Court hearings where suspended committal was made and lifted.
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NewsNewcastle firm reports strong earnings growth
Profit is up by almost 50% at Muckle LLP, while turnover grew by 15%.
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NewsClaimant denied QOCS protection after part 36 defeat on ‘mixed claim’
Court of Appeal makes clear that claimant who wrongly rejected settlement offer should suffer consequences.
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NewsTime to embrace blockchain, super-regulator tells legal sector
Encryption tools could radically simplify common legal tasks such as identity verification and contract fulfilment.
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News‘Hot courting’ is causing havoc, says criminal bar
The system of using one courtroom back-to-back is driving job insecurity, the chair of the Criminal Bar Association warns.