Latest news – Page 163
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NewsJudicial appointments body admits breaching FOI legislation
Judicial Appointments Commission unable to find ministerial authorisation required for Freedom of Information Act exemption.
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NewsBusinessman with 'grudge' targeted barrister in 'bomb plot'
Old Bailey trial hears of ‘bold and targeted strike’ against barrister at Gray’s Inn.
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NewsListed law firm reports flat profits as growth in new fee-earners slows
Balance of power has shifted to employed lawyers amid 'significant' wage inflation, says remote practice Keystone.
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NewsLaw firm to pay ex-client £400,000 for negligent divorce advice
Divorcing client should have been given clear advice about entitlement to husband’s pension.
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NewsPolice force wrong to dismiss ex-MP's 'vexatious' FOI requests
'Burden of being chased for missing a deadline can be avoided by not missing it in the first place,' tribunal notes.
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NewsNew lord chancellor must 'get a grip' on justice crisis
Law Society urges Alex Chalk KC to bring the system back to full strength.
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NewsRaab's conduct at MoJ was unintentionally 'intimidating and insulting'
KC finds lord chancellor believed he met with ‘cultural resistance’ at government department.
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NewsAutonomy founder has US extradition appeal dismissed
Dr Mike Lynch fails in US extradition appeal after judges find ‘no flaw’ in district judge’s approach.
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News'Get with the programme' and go digital, Vos tells commercial lawyers
‘Analogue’ litigation processes need to be rethought if London is to remain pre-eminent, master of the rolls says.
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NewsMagistrate subject to civil restraint order is removed
Decision by Judicial Conduct Investigations Office followed repeated without-merit claims.
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NewsRaab resigns over bullying report
Barrister Alex Chalk confirmed as the new lord chancellor and secretary of state for justice.
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NewsJudge accuses appointments body of dodging public scrutiny
Tribunal hears dispute over responses to requests made to Judicial Appointments Commission under the Freedom of Information Act.
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NewsNo case for extending bereavement damages, says minister
MoJ does not want 'intrusive and upsetting investigation' of claimant’s relationship with deceased.
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NewsIP lawyers surprised by 'landmark' yellow circle ruling
Judgment in Lidl v Tesco court battle 'could have repercussions in the future'.
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News'I could kill you': litigant banned from approaching solicitor
High Court upholds injunction against landowner who told solicitor to ‘mind your own f***ing business’.
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NewsCity lawyers join calls for SFO review
Experts call for 50% budget increase and more political support for fraud-busting agency.
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NewsSRA secures backing for new 'toxic workplace' rules
Legal Services Board approves requirements to treat staff fairly and with respect.
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NewsParalegal awarded almost £19,000 over pregnancy discrimination
Remedy hearing following tribunal’s decision that pregnancy ‘played a part’ in redundancy.
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NewsResearch begins into lawyers' role in Post Office scandal
Academic project aims to help lawyers ‘rethink professional mindsets’.
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NewsAssociate's misconduct 'had become ingrained', SDT finds
Solicitor who falsified signatures on cheques and misappropriated money is struck off.