Latest news – Page 182
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NewsOmbudsman asks for £1.2m more to handle increasing demand
Legal ombudsman says this year has seen a 13% increase in enquiries from legal consumers.
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News'All about race': Rosenblatt tribunal hears closing speeches
Employment judges in the two-week hearing are likely to hand down a judgment in the new year.
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NewsCriminal who refused to delete law firm files found in contempt
Firm made repeated requests to arrange for material to be deleted.
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NewsRosenblatt and former chief settle contract breach claim for £500,000
Company will pay former chief executive £200,000 damages and £300,000 costs in 12 monthly settlements.
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NewsIBA 2023: Opening ceremony in Paris fixates on Brexit
Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier laments a ‘lose-lose’ for the EU and UK, while French president Emmanuel Macron says Paris is on course to overtake the City of London as Europe’s leading financial services centre.
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NewsMurder conviction quashed over ‘entirely avoidable’ retrial error
In Stuart Layden v R, appeal court finds Crown court did not have jurisdiction to retry Layden for murder.
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NewsLaw among Sunak’s AI success stories
AI start-ups are 'revolutionising the legal profession', prime minister says in run-up to global summit.
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NewsAxiom Ince: Compliance expert calls for inquiry into SRA
Frank Maher says move could restore confidence among profession amid uncertainty about ‘what the SRA knew and when’.
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NewsBank's jurisdiction challenge fails in €140m negligence claim against magic circle firm
High Court judge finds courts of England and Wales are the appropriate forum to hear French bank’s claim against English law firm.
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NewsSociety seeks members’ experiences of unbundling
Chancery Lane is interested in how firms manage their liability for unbundled services - and whether they increase revenue.
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NewsMPs open inquiry into 'deterioration' of county court
Justice commitee chair says county court should not be ‘Cinderella of the justice system’ as inquiry looks into concerns over resourcing and capacity.
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NewsAlleged victims will have say in armed forces case jurisdiction
New CPS protocol will mean prosecutors must seek assurances from police that alleged victims have been asked if they have opinions on jurisidiction.
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NewsFixed fee cuts reversed for duty solicitors in rural Wales
Government relents on 25% reduction which arose from change in location of custody suite.
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News'LPP would become a dead letter': tribunal backs advice secrecy
Judges back National Highways fight to keep secret a KC’s advice on controversial Arundel bypass project.
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NewsMalkinson inquiry will not have power to compel witnesses and disclosure, MoJ confirms
Lord chancellor snubs plea from Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, to give the probe statutory 'teeth'.
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NewsTrailblazing civil rights lawyer Ben Birnberg dies
Firm founded by solicitor over 60 years ago was a crucible that forged radical lawyers representing the 'marginalised and unheard'.
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NewsRosenblatt tribunal: founder hits out at 'complete pack of lies'
Rosenblatt founder described speaking out over ‘utterly unacceptable’ racist comment said during speech at firm dinner.
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NewsPower in a union? Criminal legal aid lawyers urged to join Unite
Associations declare that 'only the collective force of our numbers can make a critical difference' in fighting low pay and cuts.
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NewsCompensation scheme pays out six times more to victims who appeal
Unrepresented individuals applying for criminal injuries compensation will ‘miss out’, PI lawyers say.
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NewsBarrister fees for pre-recorded cross-examination to rise 49%
Justice secretary Alex Chalk says increase to £1,000 will help more sexual violence victims testify earlier, away from the 'full glare of a courtroom'.