Latest news – Page 16
-
NewsPost Office Inquiry: Chair says employees covered up Horizon faults
Report says postmasters were victims of 'wholly unacceptable behaviour' by Post Office.
-
NewsJury trials could be curbed, Mahmood hints
Ahead of publication of Leveson review, Shabana Mahmood says jury trials take five times longer than cases heard in the magistrates' court.
-
News'Indefensible': Post Office Inquiry chair slams lack of legal support for victims
Sir Wyn Williams submits long-awaited first report after conclusion of statutory inquiry.
-
NewsRulemakers to prevent solicitors refusing service by email
Civil Procedure Rule Committee also anticipates demise of the fast-disappearing fax machine.
-
NewsBona vacantia list taken offline following scams
List of unclaimed estates 'temporarily removed' Ministry of Justice reveals after media reports of probate fraud.
-
NewsHarassment NDAs to be outlawed
Clause in Employment Rights Bill will require parties signing non-disclosure agreements to be offered independent legal advice.
-
-
NewsJudicial Appointments Commission rejects 'secret soundings by back door' claim
Court of Appeal reserves judgment following two-day hearing over statutory consultation process.
-
NewsCosts recovery leaders unite as court orders firm to answer questions on £750 transfer
High Court judge says it would not be disproportionate to ask firm about Gibraltar company which received payment from damages.
-
NewsCourt of Appeal ruling is a boost for litigation funders
Judges unanimously dismissed challenge to validity of deals involving returns based on multiples of funding provided.
-
NewsRelief for class actions as CoA backs funding enforceability
Ruling on seven collective action appeals approves funding agreements amended following PACCAR ruling.
-
NewsBarrister failed to ensure client's funds were held safely
Practitioner fined £4,000; six-month suspension ‘reflects seriousness of breaches’, says BSB.
-
NewsSolicitor held in contempt to face SDT hearing
SRA confirms it will bring prosecution three years after court sentencing.
-
NewsAnother AI failure as fake cases cited by litigant in person
Tribunal warns against ChatGPT use after fake cases found in trade mark appeal.
-
NewsBar plans enforcement shakeup
Solicitors would be eligible to chair disciplinary panels under extensive proposals published for consultation.
-
NewsLegal aid fee uplifts 'not high enough' to rebuild sector
Legal aid sector says higher fee increases are needed if government wants to 'rebuild a more stable and sustainable' sector.
-
NewsGLD vows to maintain London legal presence
Cabinet Office announced in May that 102 Petty France will close for good as part of a ‘Plan for London’.
-
NewsDiversity report suggests solicitors still being barred from bench
Law Society says solicitors struggle to believe judicial recruitment is a level playing field, when barristers are appointed at a far higher rate.
-
NewsSolicitor who tried to stop complaint to SRA struck off
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal says solicitor’s misconduct reflected a ‘troubling mind set’.
-
NewsOpen justice principle not there to support 'journalistic endeavour', CoA rules
Judgment in family case involving the BBC says application of open justice principle is ‘confined to the system of justice in the narrow sense’.