Latest news – Page 142
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NewsPrivate SDT prosecution concludes with strike-off
Practitioner encouraged family member to lie about neighbour dispute, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal rules.
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NewsAddleshaw Goddard hails 'outstanding' financial year
Income and profit both climb 18% at international firm.
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NewsSolicitor struck off for procuring payments from 'vulnerable' 83-year-old
Money was returned following demand from client but Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal said conduct was capable of ‘shattering’ public’s trust.
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NewsPEP more than halves at Stewarts
Litigation specialist stresses that income is 'non-linear' as profits fall back from 'extraordinary' 2021/22.
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NewsEmployment tribunal finds firm did not give proper warning of closure
Closed down firm has been ordered to pay more than £25,000 to employees for wrongful dismissal and holiday pay claims.
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NewsGovernment green light for IP Office reform
Digital self-service 'One IPO' for rights holders and representatives to go live next spring.
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NewsDirector struck off after admitting editing client email chain
Tribunal urges solicitors facing personal problems to seek ‘timely and appropriate help’ before they escalate.
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NewsMoJ faces threat from bar over fixed recoverable costs plan
Bar Council vice chair says reform brings into ‘sharp relief the need for the government finally to address problems posed by existing regime’.
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NewsCommon Platform now live in every court - MoJ
System 'will reduce errors and ensure vital details about cases can be seen quickly', minister says.
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NewsRetired judge extracts £50 from HMCTS over probate delays
'Goodwill payment' represents £5 for each week of delay in handling online application.
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NewsSolicitor who defrauded council and charity struck off
Former in-house practitioner denied dishonesty despite criminal conviction.
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NewsLawyers on Demand sells up to Consilio
Alternative legal services provider was spun out of Berwin Leighton Paisner.
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NewsGovernment plans 'strengthened' out-of-court disposals
New framework could impact court backlogs if more people are prosecuted, Law Society says.
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NewsBan for firm owner who acted in cemetery investment scheme
Sale of exclusive burial rights 'bore common characteristics' of fraud.
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NewsFirm fails with claims against ex-staffers who set up on their own
Court finds any preparatory steps by outgoing employees to set up another company were lawful.
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NewsStudents 'locked out' as BPP hit by cyber attack
Systems 'accessed by an unauthorised third party', law school reveals.
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NewsSolicitor fined for drink-driving granted anonymity
SDT agrees that publication of an agreed outcome which identified the respondent would 'violate' her human rights.
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News'Steady year' for Charles Russell Speechlys despite 'significant headwinds'
PEP flat as income grows sharply outside the UK.
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NewsPlexus collapse: 100 staff walked, while creditors stand to lose millions
Administrators publish first report into affairs of closed defendant firm sold for £1.1m.
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NewsCivil restraint order barrister is reprimanded
Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service’s sanction, decided by a five person panel, is open to appeal.