Last 3 months headlines – Page 793
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NewsGovernment seeks to cut costs of immigration litigation work
Annual report hails efforts by Home Office, Government Legal Department and HMCTS.
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NewsSRA chooses three firms for key legal adviser role
Appointments follow 'comprehensive procurement process', regulator says.
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News'Fundamental questions' remain on CJEU role post-Brexit
Parliament should tell UK courts ’to take account of’ EU rulings in relevant cases, thinktank recommends.
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NewsMay under attack from UN human rights chief
Prime minister’s campaign remarks on human rights were ‘highly regrettable’, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein says.
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NewsCity firm agrees Russia crime tie-up
Partnership will see Bivonas join forces with white-collar crime specialists Pen & Paper.
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NewsSRA to canvass public over conveyancing experience
Former clients will be asked about access, choice, quality and cost.
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NewsLegal advice plight of undocumented children
Coram Children's Legal Centre highlights struggle to find a solicitor willing to take a case on.
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NewsAccountants get green light for full legal services offering
Two applications from Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales recommended for approval by oversight regulator.
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NewsCalls for grace period for solicitors to adapt to AML regulations
Chancery Lane urges for ‘sensible supervisory approach’ after regulations come into force today.
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NewsMerger plan prompts fears over advice delays
Legal Aid Agency consulting on combining duty solicitor schemes in north Wales.
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NewsCollapsed firm consultant transferred client data for new job
Peter Aldis said he was not aware of the protocol for transfer of data obtained in 'chaotic circumstances'.
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NewsLidington sworn in
David Lidington MP was sworn in as lord high chancellor of Great Britain last week, telling the most senior legal figures in England and Wales that he will be ‘resolute and unflinching’ in upholding the rule of law and defending the independence of the judiciary. In an apparent attempt to ...
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NewsNews focus: What made it into the Queen's speech - and what didn't
A hung parliament resulted in a predicted cull of Conservative manifesto pledges. We take a look at legislation affecting solicitors which survived in last week’s Queen’s speech.
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NewsSociety plans 4% cut to individual fee
The Law Society plans to cut the individual practising fee once again next year. For 2017/18 Chancery Lane is seeking views on a fee of £278, a reduction of £12. Council meets on 5 July to discuss and agree final budget proposals. Writing in today’s Gazette, president Robert Bourns says ...
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NewsFirms to face fee hike to cover SRA scam payouts
Regulator says more reports coming in of rogue firms lending credibility to fraudulent schemes.
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NewsBar backs CJEU protection for EU nationals in post-Brexit Britain
Latest Brexit Paper says PM’s likely unwillingness to concede to CJEU could be a ’major stumbling block’.