Latest news – Page 269
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NewsCross-examination on wasted costs applications ‘should be the exception’
Court of Appeal finds there is 'no absolute rule barring cross-examination in a wasted costs case'.
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NewsSRA wins injunction to stop suspended solicitor serving clients
Soophia Khan claimed she was entitled to carry on reserved legal activities through not-for-profit company.
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NewsInsolvency funder blames Covid lifeline for profits slide
Manolete chief executive says market was ‘artificially suppressed’ during the pandemic.
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NewsPro forma T&Cs for expert witnesses to find ‘middle ground’ with solicitors
Barrister says the draft contract will ensure ‘an appropriate share of liability’ between experts and solicitors.
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NewsSRA seeks injunction to stop suspended solicitor serving clients
The regulator claims Soophia Khan may have committed ‘criminal offences’ by carrying on reserved legal activities through charity.
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NewsSunak's millions will cut case backlog by just 7,000, government admits
Minister tells parliament that the Crown court backlog will stand at 53,000 by March 2025.
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NewsSupreme Court shut the door on Google claim, but 'left it ajar' for others
Lawyers say the ruling in Lloyd v Google is 'likely only to be the beginning in this hotly contested area'.
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NewsSupreme Court kills multi-billion-pound Google data claim
Justices rule that damages for breaches of s13 of the Data Protection Act can be claimed only where the breach caused ‘material damage or distress’.
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NewsSolicitor sacked after refusing move to Walsall wins ET claim
Firm had told solicitor she would have to switch from Dudley office on the next working day.
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NewsRaab promises scorecards by Christmas
Lord chancellor says publishing performance data will improve effectiveness of the justice system.
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NewsMajor litigation funder goes into administration
Regulator confirms that Affiniti Finance Limited has stopped taking on new business.
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NewsLaw Society welcomes £2.7m Loughborough ‘supercourt’
Refurbished magistrates’ court will host trials with a large number of defendants.
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NewsPost Office inquiry chair seeks waiver on legal privilege
Sir Wyn Williams gives government, Post Office and IT supplier a week to respond to proposal.
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NewsClinical negligence reforms ‘could prevent infant deaths’
Former health secretary says England and Wales should follow Sweden by taking negligence out of the compensation equation.
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NewsExpert evidence ‘expressing opinion’ in JRs inadmissible, High Court rules
Lord Justice Bean says requiring the court to consider opinion evidence on all issues would lead to ‘a public inquiry without oral evidence’.
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NewsGovernment asks for lawyers’ role to be left out of Post Office inquiry
Preliminary hearing reveals that BEIS has said sub-postmasters should seek redress another way.
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NewsParents could face costs order for clogging up family court
Dominic Raab reportedly drawing up plans to bolster mediation by making it the default in most cases.
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NewsLawyers for princess feared international incident over phone hacking
Payne Hicks Beach partner Ben Parry-Smith said his colleagues knew the allegations were ‘really serious’.
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NewsHigh Court refuses permission for judicial review of CPR changes
Applicant argued that 2016 revisions to rules governing permission to appeal were unfair.