Last 3 months headlines – Page 913
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NewsSlater and Gordon legal chief quits after two months
Resignation comes in a month when the revised business plan must be delivered to lenders.
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News‘Fat cat’ lawyer image creating more LiPs, says Citizens Advice
Nine in 10 litigants in person find experience negatively affected their health, relationships, work or finances.
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NewsVara: no U-turn on court closures
Justice minister tells MPs the time has come to ‘agree to disagree’.
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NewsMoJ tightens controls on MedCo members
New controls designed to remove ambiguity from whiplash diagnosis scheme.
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NewsEngland granted jurisdiction in Anglo-Scottish maintenance dispute
Judge rules maintenance claim should be heard in England, despite Scotland having jurisdiction over divorce proceedings.
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NewsGovernment consults on quick sale of Land Registry
'All core functions’ to be outsourced as early as next year, but Land Register set to remain in public hands.
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NewsFour councils join forces to create new legal service
Orbis Public Law expected to generate £1m in savings within next three years.
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NewsPet charity targets solicitors for free wills service
PDSA will pay solicitors a fee to write wills for its supporters.
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NewsGove meeting all his targets
Justice secretary met journalists, clergymen and fellow politicians.
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NewsKaradžic: 40-year sentence for genocide and other crimes
Founder member of the Serbian Democratic Party convicted at the International War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
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NewsFormer senior judge urges caution over quotas
Dame Linda Dobbs CBE says solicitors should push for targets in firms to tackle the lack of gender diversity.
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NewsWhiplash scheme suffers another three-month delay
Experts worried they would not be accredited for MedCo in time for next month’s deadline.
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NewsATE insurers ‘desperate’, claims bullish Burford
Litigation funder posts record profits despite fall in insurance business post-Jackson.
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NewsCourt rejects ombudsman’s ‘perverse’ costs award
But High Court upholds order made against barrister for acting in aggresssive manner to client.
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NewsRevealed: MoJ’s £400k bill for abandoned legal aid contracts
Government refuses to disclose how much it spent fighting legal actions.
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NewsScottish firms hike profits – but warn of ‘saturated’ market
Solicitors north of the border also expect more Anglo-Scottish mergers in the next 12-18 months.
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NewsGlobal firm to cut 15% of Europe and Middle East partnership
An additional 45 business services roles in London will also be axed by King & Wood Mallesons.
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NewsJudge backs Libor trader confiscation order
Tom Hayes, who is serving 11 years, must pay nearly £900,000, court rules.
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NewsConveyancers’ regulator to cut fees
Council for Licensed Conveyancers intends to apply reduced rate across the board from 1 November.
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NewsQualitySolicitors stalwart exits to be standalone business
Firm concentrates on deepening local roots rather than being part of a national brand.