Latest news – Page 119
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NewsInterest on client money perks up Mills & Reeve
Top-50 national firm posts increase in annual profits.
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NewsFraud teams make seven arrests over Axiom fallout
Searches made across nine different sites by investigators.
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NewsFormer trainee solicitor barred over past criminal act
Trainee was midway through his training contract when he was convicted.
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NewsEvening courts part of 'contingency planning' following marches
Lawyers alarmed to discover London court scheduled to run evening hearings this week.
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NewsNew Supreme Court justice sworn in
Dame Ingrid Simler took her oaths and was given her robes in the short ceremony at the Supreme Court.
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NewsAppetite for class actions still keen despite 'stagnation'
Nearly two thirds of Britons 'would sign up to a class action if given the chance', research suggests.
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NewsDon’t burden victims with disbursement costs, say lawyers
Claimant lawyer group says government is moving to fixed costs at ‘alarming speed’.
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NewsLying solicitor offered friend a fictitious training contract at his firm
Tribunal strikes off solicitor who engaged in 'cruel exchange' with woman who trusted him.
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NewsConfiscation hearing for jailed solicitor adjourned
Court hears that more information is needed about a private pension before an order can be agreed.
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NewsManchester firm now a ‘national force’ after re-location
Regional firm moves into office in the heart of Manchester’s financial and business district.
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News10% court fee increase to raise £42m a year
Court users should help to reduce the burden on taxpayers, government proposes.
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News'Serious risk' of delay to clin neg fixed costs extension
Procedure rule committee discusses major hurdles ahead of intended start date in April 2024.
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News400 lawyers urge professional bodies to break their silence on Israel-Gaza
‘We cannot remain spectators,’ says open letter to chief executives of the Law Society, Bar Council and CILEX.
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NewsEight countries’ bars condemn lawyer harassment in Turkey
Government 'systematically targeting lawyers who defend the fundamental human rights of the people of Turkey'.
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NewsSupreme Court reveals fall in delivered judgments
Court president says cases of particular public interest were dealt with efficiently thanks to ‘dedicated and capable workforce’.
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NewsPrivate equity firm quintuples its money on Chambers sale
Inflexion has emerged as a key figure in the legal market with DWF and aosphere deals.
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NewsNorth-east firm’s community fund gives thousands to good causes
Muckle LLP has given out almost 700 grants, totalling £658,169.80, through its charitable fund over the past two decades.
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NewsJudges 'encourage' parties to let junior counsel speak in court
Parties will be asked whether a speaking role has been considered for junior advocates.
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NewsInternal complaints procedures 'are not ADR', Court of Appeal hears
Case centres on nuisance claim brought against Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council.
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NewsMagistrate given formal warning over 'disparaging comments'
The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office found the magistrate was 'unprofessional and failed to show self-awareness'.