Last 3 months headlines – Page 882
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Society gives qualified backing to ABS reforms
Traditional firms and ABSs must operate on level playing field, says Chancery Lane.
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Panel hears police officer had affair with murder case solicitor
Detective Constable Peter Surgay is facing a misconduct panel.
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Bar ‘entities’ flop – so fees under review
Bar Standards Board expected 400 applications from lawyers hoping to incorporate into single-person ‘entities’. There were just 46.
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Judge rues ‘attritional warfare’ in PI case
‘Great deal of time and money spent by solicitors on both sides attacking the opposing party’, says Mr Justice Edis.
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Brexit: UK firms ‘need US-qualified lawyers’
‘No mass exodus yet’ but City firms may have to revise their employment strategies to compete, say recruiters.
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Fifty law firms face race against time to stay in business
Practices insured by unrated outfit Enterprise have less than three weeks to find alternative indemnity cover.
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Labour leadership rivals Smith and Corbyn vow to scrap tribunal fees
Owen Smith and Jeremy Corbyn both committed to getting rid of employment tribunal fees following plunge in claims.
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Our communications strategy? No comment
Legal Services Board has a comms plan – it just doesn’t want to tell you about it.
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Excellence Awards – shortlist published
Law Society unveils solicitors and firms in running to be hailed as ‘brightest and best’ for 2016.
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Firm hails success of cutting out third-party funders
Capital Law set up a £50m litigation fund in February for cases exclusively run by its own lawyers.
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Police station reps banned over convictions
Non-solicitors Derek Martin Parker and John Bull were authorised by the Legal Aid Agency.
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Leasehold reform blow over landlord redress
Government will not mandate membership of an ombudsman scheme.
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In-house warned on slavery statement
Big companies slow to comply with transparency requirements of Modern Slavery Act.
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Law firm hit by Islamophobic Facebook attacks
Manchester practice shocked by ‘racist’ response to ad for family law services.
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North Korea’s sole foreign firm ‘suspends operations’
Principal says sanctions against the communist nation are affecting foreign investors.
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Ruling sets asbestos compensation benchmark
Claimant entitled to compensation from employer in proportion to its contribution to disease.
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Insurers to step up fraud fight after Supreme Court victory
Court ordered a claimant to repay around £120,000 after his claim against an insurer was proved to be false.
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‘Black box’ recorder used in liability trial defence
Firm says the strength of its data proved the policyholder’s case.
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