Latest news – Page 151
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NewsSolicitor made false bank complaint to hide lack of funds
City practitioner struck off the roll and ordered to pay £19,700 in costs for creating 'entirely false narrative'.
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NewsCanadian judges demand to know if AI used in submissions
Latest twist in regulators’ and courts’ battle to keep up with artificial intelligence advancements.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency speeds up billing process
Defence solicitors no longer have to wait until a case ends to submit claim for police station work.
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NewsCourt of Appeal overturns tribunal's 'artificial and arbitrary' costs cap
Judge had recognised that real costs would be higher but wanted cap for Subsidy Control Act cases.
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NewsLegal aid data reveals plummeting spend on housing disrepair
Solicitors says tenants' access to justice has been curtailed by changes to what was previously a 'cost neutral' scheme.
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NewsSolicitor struck off for misleading client over tribunal claim
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal also found North London practitioner had sent ‘false’ documents to the regulator.
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NewsNetwork to empower South Asian women in law
Law firm chief says Aura will seek to boost representation at all levels of the profession and increase visibility.
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NewsSeven firms intervened in by SRA as parent network goes bust
Administrators working on selling trading names after collapse of Law Direct Limited, formerly known as Blackstone Law.
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NewsSolicitor struck off for lying to clients about cases
Essex practitioner said he was trying to ‘buy time’ by giving false assurances.
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NewsAccounts reveal LSB chief's bonus jumped 17% in a year
Total package for chief executive Matthew Hill now comes to more than £175,000.
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NewsFamily law solicitor makes fashion dreams reality
Young lawyer swaps clients for clothing in career change.
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NewsParliament must not become 'yes man', former top judge warns
Baroness Butler-Sloss tells podcast she has noticed 'distinct creep' to move away from parliamentary scrutiny.
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NewsCosts of case manager meetings cannot be claimed, master rules
Fee-earners attending meetings are not involved with progressing litigation in complex personal injury claim.
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NewsPure Legal: 150 ex-clients chase collapsed firm to recoup crippling losses
Initial letters of claim for professional negligence in two test cases sent by former clients of north-west firm.
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NewsMisconduct: 'No simple explanation' for race bias in complaints
Project commissioned by SRA to investigate over-representation of minority ethnic solicitors in disciplinary process publishes literature review.
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NewsSociety secures JR permission over criminal legal aid fees
Chancery Lane urges new lord chancellor Alex Chalk to settle dispute away from court.
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NewsDeprivation of liberty safeguards reform delayed
Care minister says liberty protection safeguards implementation will be matter 'for a future government'.
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NewsLitigation funder still upbeat despite huge annual loss
Return to normality in insolvency market will create 'fantastic return profile' in the next few years.
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NewsLaw firm named for not paying 10 workers the minimum wage
Bolton firm joins national retailers in list of companies breaching minimum wage requirements.
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NewsPart 36 benefits denied after claimant's 'perilously close' offer
Offer to settle at 99% of the value of the claim did not create meaningful chance of ending dispute.