Latest news – Page 181
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News$11.1bn arbitration case 'contrived to justify failure', court hears
Lord Wolfson KC opens for defendants saying there was 'no bribery, no perjury, no collusion' in Nigerian oil and gas contract.
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NewsSlater and Gordon seeks new funding after reporting another huge loss
National firm lost £18m in 2021 but says future is brighter following restructuring.
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NewsReferral routes widened for early advice pilot
Legal aid practitioners will be able to refer people potentially eligible for social welfare support.
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NewsFCA concerned about 'inappropriate sourcing' of CMC clients
Advertising, client capture and approach to regulation all ongoing issues for claims management regulator.
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NewsBid to overturn $11.1bn arbitration opens in High Court
Nigerian government alleges evidence amounts to 'as close to a smoking gun as one will ever see in a fraud case'.
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NewsCPS paralegal admits passing data to criminals
Newport woman to be sentenced over two counts of misconduct in public office and 29 counts of unauthorised access.
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NewsHigh Court bars contempt application from 'wholly incapable' litigant
Russian businessman had made allegations of bribery and bias against eight judges and two firms of solicitors.
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NewsLegal aid chiefs have 'very productive talks' with unions
Criminal defence solicitors will be in stronger position to take industrial action if they unionise.
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NewsOwners of litigation funder Novitas set aside £90m for failed cases
Legal action also underway against ATE insurer over advice on recoverability of funds.
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NewsRegulators plan new work on lawyers’ misuse of NDAs
Legal Services Board indicates fresh impulse to stop victims of misconduct being silenced.
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NewsBarrister who flouted Supreme Court embargo disbarred
Timothy Crosland disclosed judgment ‘in full knowledge that such disclosure was prohibited'.
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NewsMixed claims: Insurers fume while PI lawyers toast ‘major victory’
Reactions to landmark ruling from across the claimant and defendant sectors.
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NewsSeventh Metamorph firm shut down by the SRA
Practice operating from two sites in Buckinghamshire is the latest to be intervened into.
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NewsLaw will recognise children born from rape as victims for first time
The amendments to Victims Bill follow a long public campaign by woman conceived through rape.
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NewsVictory for claimants in landmark appeal over hybrid cases
Court of Appeal rules that victims can be compensated for whiplash and non-whiplash injuries separately.
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NewsSolicitor 'dragged through the mud' by judge will not face contempt proceedings
Experienced solicitor says he is 'vindicated' by new judgment following £100m probate dispute.
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NewsProfits top £30m at Weightmans
National firm took RadcliffesLeBrasseur under its wing last June.
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NewsSRA fines three more firms for transparency rule breaches
Latest batch of fines includes a record penalty for this type of non-compliance.
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NewsMPs call for new tribunal to hear mental health treatment challenges
Parliamentary committee calls for amendment to draft mental health bill.
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News£30m needed to raise prosecutor fees in line with defence
Sir Robert Neill says any increase to criminal legal aid must be ‘mirrored’ in an increase to prosecutor fees.