Last 3 months headlines – Page 69
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NewsFormal warning for recorder with 12 points on licence
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says judge reported his driving disqualification but failed to reveal when he exceeded six points.
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NewsFujitsu told Post Office this year to stop relying on Horizon
Post Office investigations team accused of ignoring criticism of Horizon IT system.
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NewsSlater and Gordon reports small loss after year of transition
Firm 'better placed than ever' to thrive in the future despite turnover tumbling during the year.
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NewsTech solution to access to justice crisis 'tantalisingly close'
As the clock ticks on the government-funded LawtechUK programme, focus is on unmet legal need.
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News'Ban no win, no fee': SSB collapse sparks calls for CFA shakeup
Westminster meeting of MPs and experts hears that ex-clients of Sheffield firm are still waiting to hear if they face massive bills over cavity wall claims.
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NewsPost Office live: General counsel denies advising CEO not to 'dig into past'
Follow our live blog from the Post Office Inquiry.
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NewsLiPs set for uplift on £19 hourly rate
Rule committee looking into hourly rate that has been unchanged for 10 years.
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NewsCoroner calls for restriction on young drivers
An inquest into four deaths has brought the question of whether new laws should restrict young drivers back into the spotlight.
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NewsJudicial review ‘speedy and simple’, Supreme Court rules
Court of Appeal ‘fell into error’ in dismissing Northern Ireland woman’s case against a waste disposal site.
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NewsSRA goes after another City firm over historical payments
Charges relate to alleged use of Teacher Stern's client accounts with no underlying transaction.
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NewsMagistrates' sentencing powers to be doubled - again
Government claims allowing justices to hear more serious cases will reduce the prison population in the 'mid-to long term'.
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NewsMagistrate advised over comments betraying ‘unconscious bias’
Magistrate denied her comments were antisemitic and was found not to have acted maliciously but to have ‘demonstrated a lack of awareness’.
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NewsSolicitor who made misleading declaration ordered to pay £40,000
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal accepts declaration was not a deliberate attempt to mislead government loan scheme.
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NewsMemory lane
Government help for LiPs, police checks for child law solicitors and the Post Office goes metric: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsEquality duty will not undermine cab rank rule, says BSB chief
Ewan MacLeod urges chambers not to select candidates who stand out for their ‘polish’.
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NewsCampaigners call for resurrection of standalone SLAPPs bill
Event in parliament hears pleas for legislative vehicle to prevent abusive legal threats after general election thwarted last attempt.
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News£150k job vacancy: relevant skills optional
The Law Commission is on the hunt for two new commissioners.
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NewsNational firm reports £14m loss on £19m turnover
Staff numbers cut amid 'challenging' market conditions at personal injury firm.
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NewsHuman oversight of AI is doomed, master of rolls predicts
Technological developments will leave lawyers and judges 'no choice but to accept the advice or verdict of the machine'.
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NewsJudge stops mother’s court action after children refused to see her
Estranged mother applied to see her children but judge said children’s wishes must come first.