Last 3 months headlines – Page 840
-
NewsHillsborough: Police solicitor and senior officers charged
Peter Metcalf will appear at Warrington Magistrates' Court on 9 August.
-
NewsInspectors tell CPS: 'You cannot abandon principle of defence engagement'
HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate highlights need for 'culture change'.
-
-
NewsFairpoint shares suspended after bank pulls the plug
Simpson Millar owner has endured a difficult year trading on the stock market.
-
NewsLidington: Grenfell Tower families must have 'utter confidence' in inquiry
Lord chancellor tells BBC Radio 4 that tenants are eligible for legal aid to take action against landlords.
-
NewsDLA Piper among victims of global cyber attack
IT experts say international firm's plight illustrates potential vulnerability of legal sector.
-
NewsLiverpool legal giant Rex Makin dies aged 91
Tributes pour for lawyer who qualified 68 years ago and embarked on remarkable career.
-
NewsAnger at QC's 'postman' slur on solicitors
The profession has hit back at a QC seeking election as vice-chair of the Criminal Bar Association after he appeared to liken solicitors to 'the postman’ in a comment about the advocates' graduated fee scheme (AGFS). The comments appear in Simon Spence’s manifesto, in which the QC, a member of ...
-
NewsGovernment seeks to cut costs of immigration litigation work
Annual report hails efforts by Home Office, Government Legal Department and HMCTS.
-
NewsSRA chooses three firms for key legal adviser role
Appointments follow 'comprehensive procurement process', regulator says.
-
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.
-
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.
-
NewsCity firm agrees Russia crime tie-up
Partnership will see Bivonas join forces with white-collar crime specialists Pen & Paper.
-
NewsSRA to canvass public over conveyancing experience
Former clients will be asked about access, choice, quality and cost.
-
NewsLegal advice plight of undocumented children
Coram Children's Legal Centre highlights struggle to find a solicitor willing to take a case on.
-
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.
-
NewsCalls for grace period for solicitors to adapt to AML regulations
Chancery Lane urges for ‘sensible supervisory approach’ after regulations come into force today.
-
NewsMerger plan prompts fears over advice delays
Legal Aid Agency consulting on combining duty solicitor schemes in north Wales.
-
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'.
-
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 ...