Latest news – Page 437
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NewsFirms warned of PI refunds after Herbert case
Solicitor James Green says a new industry may be emerging.
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NewsCourt security staff seize 473 knives in four months - at one site
Family division president says carrying a knife has become a facet of everyday life.
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NewsWitness statements set for reform
England and Wales could lose out to competition from New York, Singapore and continental Europe if jurisdiction fails to tackle excessive cost.
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NewsCourt closures: new 7.30am-7.30pm travel benchmark
Ministry of Justice responds to pressure to cut court journey times.
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NewsCouncil faces huge legal bill after nuns cleared over fraud 'conspiracy'
High Court decision in favour of Sisters of the Holy Cross appears to be the final chapter in a nine-year saga.
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NewsBuckland becomes prisons minister in justice reshuffle
Non-lawyer picks up court reform portfolio as Lucy Frazer QC is promoted to solicitor general.
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NewsFormer solicitor jailed for historic abuse
Police chief says Stuart Eager’s crimes were 'shocking and depraved'.
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NewsDomestic abuse victims latest to test video court hearings
Justice minister says early feedback shows technology is having a positive impact on case progression.
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News'Challenger' firm Keystone reports profits up 57%
Stock exchange listed chambers-style firm says it now has more than 270 self-employed lawyers.
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NewsGovernment still owes £16m in employment tribunal refunds
Ministry of Justice says further refund schemes will be unveiled this summer.
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NewsUS algorithm-based justice ‘flawed’
Computer predictions of offender behaviour ‘still share or amplify many weaknesses of human decision-making’, says AI partnership.
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NewsSolicitor MP decries no-fault divorce and warns of spike
It ’is not the silver bullet’, says Fiona Bruce.
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NewsLawyers split on digital disclosure measures
Labour MP Harriet Harman told MPs she was emailed by woman who had been sexually assaulted yet felt she was on trial.
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NewsSolicitors face being prevented from correcting own mistakes
Gregory Treverton-Jones QC warns law firms will be forced to send clients to another firm following SDT ruling.
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News'An embarrassment': Dozens of disabled users shut out of crumbling courts
State of England and Wales courts comes under fire, as new figures emerge to show many are inaccessible.
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NewsFormer trainee banned over links to police station client
SRA publishes banning notice in relation to Reading-based trainee.
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NewsLitigation ABS eyes contingency fees
Private client and family firm Harcus Sinclair sets up separate litigation practice.
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NewsLawyers billed £8.8m for sale of Network Rail arches
National Audit Office states that transaction costs increased following discussions in Whitehall.
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NewsCMC censured for misleading online clinical negligence ad
Advertising watchdog responds to complaint about claim that birth injuries are all due to negligence.
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NewsDWF swoops for US firm’s Warsaw office
Poland expansion marks opening of firm’s seventh office in continental Europe.