Last 3 months headlines – Page 714
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NewsCivil Liability Bill clears latest hurdle as government resolve hardens
Justice minister dismisses figures suggesting personal injury claims figures are on the decline.
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NewsCourt of Appeal judge McFarlane appointed next family president
Sir Andrew McFarlane will succeed Sir James Munby, who retires on 27 July.
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NewsSpeaker condemns 'unhealthy' failure to allow MPs legal aid fee debate
Opposition claims proposals prompting barristers’ boycott could have fallen had they been properly scrutinised.
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NewsHale: Supreme Court's job is to interpret the law, not legislate
UK's highest court will shortly hear two eagerly awaited decisions on divorce and civil partnerships.
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NewsHP a trade mark says EU in latest 'distinctiveness' debate
Polish company claimed ‘HP’ was too descriptive and lacked distinctive character.
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NewsA&O to announce new tech collaborators
Magic circle firm will reveal next cohort for its ‘Fuse’ innovaton space.
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NewsNational firm upbeat despite accounts revealing £3m annual loss
Lyons Davidson says plans to combat challenges in the market are starting to pay off.
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NewsCompensation culture? Stats reveal claims numbers in freefall
Figures released as government prepares for first big test of the Civil Liability Bill.
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NewsMunby takes action on 'defective' divorces
Judges told communications should be expressed in appropriately sympathetic and apologetic language.
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NewsCourt of Appeal 'first' as Chinese arbitration award upheld
Ruling is a sign that the UK is still a desirable destination for dispute resolution, law firm claims.
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NewsJudges' salary structure should reward leadership - review body
Senior Salaries Review Body, which advises the lord chancellor, says there is no case for radical change.
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NewsPay to be 'aligned with performance' as City firm floats
Dispute resolution specialist Rosenblatt to become the fourth practice to float shares in its own right.
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NewsGoodbye Sue, Grabbit & Runne? Defamation cases at new low
Courts in England and Wales heard 49 cases last year, with celebrities making more use of privacy actions.
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NewsClients 'lack confidence' to complain about their lawyer
Legal watchdog also wary of 'fragmentation' of the market leading to greater confusion about protection.
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NewsSoap and glory
Fans of popular British soap operas get all emotional over actions of fictional solicitors.
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NewsPrivacy and past crimes
James Morton People seeking privacy over past misdemeanours are following an old tradition. Ninety years ago Sergeant Sullivan, opening a libel action by Francis Alfonso Smith, asked the jury to say that there was too much revival of matter which ‘Mr Smith might hope was buried’. ...
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NewsNews focus: Siege mentality at APIL conference
APIL’s conference did little to dispel the perception of a personal injury sector perpetually in crisis, and the Civil Liability Bill will pile more pressure on beleaguered practitioners.
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NewsLawyer ‘advisers’ set to supplant judges
New category of legal adviser may be delegated up to 22 powers, in amendments published as part of new rules concerning holiday sickness claims.