Latest news – Page 341
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NewsHousing possession cases to continue during second lockdown
HM Courts & Tribunals Service says courts will remain open for business but there will be no evictions.
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NewsGateley faces down shareholder revolt over director pay
Remuneration package approved by slim majority at annual general meeting.
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NewsCity solicitors praise benefits of legal advice clinic work
Volunteering builds skills and confidence, and can help those wanting to move in-house.
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NewsIBA: Ex-UN chief condemns ‘activists’ label
Ban Ki-moon opens International Bar Association conference with concerns about attacks from 'highest levels of government'.
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News'Like zero-hours workers': barristers lash out over 'unsafe' courts
National risk assessment needed for court buildings, says Criminal Bar Association.
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NewsLaw schools unveil SQE courses – but keep quiet about fees
University of Law and College of Legal Practice announce course details following 'super-exam' approval.
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News‘Vast majority’ of disabled solicitors want to continue working from home
Study finds that lockdown could make legal profession more accessible for those with disabilities.
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NewsOnline probate applications mandatory from today
Solicitors report teething issues with digital system.
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NewsVirtual Pro Bono Week celebrates lawyer volunteers
This year’s theme is ‘Pro Bono: Through the pandemic and beyond’.
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NewsBLM movement inspires change in big firms
City firms set ambitious ethnicity targets in wake of Black Lives Matter protests.
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NewsCourts will be exempt from second lockdown
Judges and magistrates are urged to make full use of remote hearings but buildings will not close, lord chief justice says.
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NewsSQE candidates will face host of unresolved issues, junior lawyers claim
Junior Lawyers Division says several of its concerns remain wholly unaddressed.
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NewsSupreme Court targets diverse candidates for bench
Lady Black of Derwent will retire in January 2021, leaving just one female judge.
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NewsCourt of Appeal rules solicitor was ‘winner’ in £50k costs battle
Latest ruling in dispute between two solicitors going back at least seven years.
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NewsJustice minister misses major legal aid evidence session
Solicitors warn that criminal legal aid is on the point of collapse.
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NewsListed firm predicts rise of in-house chambers
DWF says in-house advocacy teams are more efficient than external barristers’ sets.
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NewsRegulator reads riot act to CMCs over spurious claims
Financial Conduct Authority says some claims management companies have poor understanding of sector.
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NewsSQE: Student loan issues remain unresolved, says Law Society
SQE ‘will mark a big change in how aspiring solicitors begin their career in law’.
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NewsQuarter of headcount will be BAME by 2025, pledges Norton Rose Fulbright
International firm is latest to roll out ambitious ethnicity targets.
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NewsIt's official: LSB approves solicitor ‘super-exam’
Solicitors Qualifying Exam will come into force next autumn.