Latest news – Page 322
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NewsDigital ID 'trust framework' to speed up conveyancing
Homebuyers could create a single digital identity which can be shown to banks, estate agents and solicitors.
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NewsCILEX unveils 'cheaper' route to law for school-leavers
Students taking the CILEX Professional Qualification can attain full practice rights within six years.
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NewsWho should fall? Global bar enters statue debate
Global task force reports on three-year study into contested histories in public spaces.
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NewsDefendant with Covid symptoms unable to call court
Justice committee told pandemic-hit justice system is causing uncertainty and anxiety for clients.
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NewsTrustpilot to fight order to take down libellous solicitor review
Court found comment was defamatory but review site says judgment raises concerns over freedom of speech.
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News'Token gesture': solicitors criticise £3.5bn cladding intervention
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick says new measures will get home buying and selling back on track.
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News‘Impressive’ whiplash portal backed ahead of May start date
Procedure rules committee says it has approved the draft proposal for pre-action protocol.
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News‘Bumper year’: US firms celebrate record partner profits
Profitability is up 15% at the US’s top 100 firms in spite of disruption caused by Covid-19.
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NewsMastercard megaclaim returns to court next month
Competition Appeal Tribunal will hear the case again following a Supreme Court ruling.
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NewsSRA shuts up shop in London as home working becomes the norm
Regulator also plans to reduce Birmingham office space for more ‘diverse, inclusive and engaged’ workforce.
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NewsResearch exposes north-south divide in family law
Latest study by Nuffield Family Justice Observatory found that most private law applications are made by applicants living in the most deprived areas.
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News‘The public expects more’: Lawyers likely to face new CPD demands
Oversight regulator will consult later this year on bridging gap between current requirements and client expectations.
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NewsNew super-exam fails to drive down fees at ULaw
SQE course which will eventually replace the LPC will cost between £12,000 and £16,500.
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NewsHome Office rejects appeal over public law review evidence
Department says 'safe space' required to formulate policy proposals as Gazette receives more FOI refusals.
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NewsPossession suspensions 'put neighbours at risk'
Solicitor highlights wider impact of anti-social behaviour after securing eviction permission from court.
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News'Burn it': City solicitor faces contempt hearing over destroyed evidence
Court of Appeal grants Ocado permission to pursue proceedings against lawyer engaged by rival startup.
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News'Tremendous growth opportunities’: US firm acquires London practice
International practice Armstrong Teasdale has struck a deal with Kerman & Co, a commercial firm based in the capital.
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NewsInsurers urged to cut premiums after claims figures plummet
Motorists have yet to see industry fulfil pledge to pass on savings following pandemic-related fall in accident claims.
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NewsScrapped? HMCTS says Covid-19 operating hours 'under review'
Latest operational update suggests the controversial model is not dead yet.
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NewsLaw firms ‘abusing training levy’
Law Society Council member accuses large firms of misusing apprenticeship levy to fund traditional graduate training.