Last 3 months headlines – Page 715
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NewsJobs to go as Keen sticks to reform script
PI lawyers heard in Birmingham last week that there will be no let-up in reforms.
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NewsMagic circle's mixed bag on gender
Magic circle firms have continued to address gender imbalance in their annual promotion rounds.
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NewsCapture ruling opens way to costs recovery
Ahead of a potential costs windfall, PI firms will comb their records this week for cases where insurers have settled claims direct.
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NewsGDPR warning over boilerplate policy
The Law Society has published a checklist for firms in the latest instalment of advice on compliance with GDPR.
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NewsRock and Rolls
Sir Cliff Richard appeared at the Rolls Building in London last week to give evidence in a landmark privacy case that is testing the boundaries of media freedom.
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News'Skeletal' whiplash bill threatens to sideline parliament, peers warn
Lords committee not convinced lord chancellor will make a better job of setting damages than judges.
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NewsLabour pledges to restore legal aid for housing
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon makes funding pledge for limited restoration.
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NewsNeuberger: I suspect I have been guilty of bullying
International Bar Association is to send out a global survey seeking views on harrasment in the workplace.
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NewsHigh Court slams 'inconsistent' SFO over DPA
Administrative Court says SFO ‘provided inconsistent and inadequate reasons for its decisions’ regarding obtaining of interview notes.
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NewsMale partner 'stars' paid 27% more than women
Analysis of ‘stand-out’ group highlights stark gender pay gap in law firms.
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NewsLegal charity hands out more cash to stressed and anxious solicitors
Legal charity says its youngest beneficiary last year was 24.
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NewsFamily lawyers repeat calls for no-fault divorce ahead of Owens intervention
Resolution says it is ridiculous that Tini Owens has to go to the Supreme Court to be granted a decree nisi.
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NewsNo leniency for 'computer-illiterate' LiP who filed 73 days late
Litigant in person had tried to argue that new civil procedure rules should apply to his employment claim.
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NewsNot coming to a court near you
Ministers have not visited any of the eight courts earmarked for closure.
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NewsLawyers unite to tell the government it's 'time for justice'
Vigil turns into rallying cry as solicitors, barristers and law centres tell the government that enough is enough.
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NewsNestlé Kit Kat mark not distinctive, CJEU adviser says
Advocate general's opinion is latest in long line of IP decisions involving two confectionary companies.
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NewsSolicitor 'bankrupted' wife over refusal to pay parking fine
Tiki Emezie refused to pay the fine eight years ago, prompting a battle up to the Court of Appeal.
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NewsLondon firm shut down over dishonesty suspicions
Two managers also subject to SRA intervention into Malik Law Chambers.
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NewsRTA reforms open door to 'have a go' claimants
A leading solicitor says the government's PI small claims reforms could result in increased claims from people with a 'have a go' mentality.
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NewsSerious Fraud Office to 'frontload' due diligence checks after Libor case
Court of Appeal told SFO that its decision to call ex-trader as expert witness in Libor appeal was ’embarrasing debacle’.