Latest news – Page 324
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NewsLSB kicks off new regime of transparency over PC fee spending
Super regulator wants ‘meaningful debate’ before approving fee levels in future.
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NewsCourt Covid safety confusion continues
Reports of virus outbreaks in buildings and solicitors exposed to clients with symptoms.
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NewsSlater and Gordon backs care home public inquiry
National firm backs calls by campaign group for inquiry into government’s handling of pandemic.
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NewsBarclays revamps legal arm with shared platform adoption
Banking giant aims to standardise the way it works with panel firms.
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NewsLateral flow testing to be offered at Manchester court for next four weeks
If the result comes back positive, court users will be asked to leave court and 'return home quickly'.
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News'Full-throated defence': young lawyers try raising public awareness of human rights review
Independent review's call for evidence was subject of latest Young Legal Aid Lawyers meeting.
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NewsPupillage numbers plunge in response to pandemic
Bar Standards Board warns that chambers may scale back recruitment in the months ahead.
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NewsLawyers rally round top QC under fire for taking Cayman case
Dinah Rose QC is appearing for the Cayman government in a case concerning same-sex marriage.
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NewsFreshfields vows to cut business travel
Magic circle firm will reduce carbon emissions and paper usage under a new environment strategy.
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NewsBar misconduct sanctions under review
BSB data indicates that diversity at the bar improved over the past year.
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NewsPanel will 'test and challenge' criminal legal aid recommendations
Former Law Society criminal law committee chief among legal experts to advise on independent review.
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News'What are we to do?': Lammy defends seven-juror proposal
Shadow justice secretary tells Westminster Commission that system has been slow to provide extra court capacity.
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NewsMaster of the Rolls to create 'online funnel' for civil claims
Sir Geoffrey Vos set out his vision for an online civil justice system during a Law Society webinar this morning.
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NewsSafety fears remain after Covid-hit court reopens within a day
Physical hearings now outnumbering remote hearings in England and Wales despite spread of coronavirus.
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News'Imaginary capital': legal aid change removes £100,000 mortgage cap
Scope widens following legal challenge brought by Public Law Project and supported by the Law Society.
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NewsAn anxious profession: charity reports soaring number of calls
Women and junior lawyers made up the majority of those seeking help, according to LawCare.
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NewsGovernment defends rent arrears change to evictions ban
Justice minister Alex Chalk says landlords must be able to access justice.
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NewsULaw owner seeks funding injection by selling stake
Global University Systems, which has 25 subsidiaries and affiliated universities, is looking to expand.
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NewsSentencing guidelines to highlight disparity between BAME and white offenders
Sentencing Council research shows black and Asian people receiving tougher sentences for certain drug offences.
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NewsCool response to Labour's seven-juror scheme
Shadow justice secretary proposes wartime-style juries to clear the Crown court backlog.