Latest news – Page 439
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NewsMoJ seeks help to build lawyerless PI claims system
Consultation looks at issues around cost and accessibility of the MedCo report system.
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NewsSolicitor's strike-off overturned as judge cites 'lack of clarity' at SDT
Mr Justice Martin Spencer says the sanction against Mark Lorrell was made on a ‘wrong or false basis’.
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NewsClyde appoints 24 new partners in record round - but just two women
International firm Clyde & Co has today announced its biggest-ever partner promotion round – but over 90% of the new appointees are men. Of 24 lawyers elevated to equity partner status, up from 12 last year, seven are based in the UK. They are: Rebecca Armstrong, Guildford (Marine); Eleanor Coates, ...
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NewsOvertime and an overpayer - SRA bans two more dishonest employees
Section 43 notices issued against non-solicitors from Oxford and Cardiff respectively.
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NewsThird time lucky? Supermarket's vicarious liability case heads for Supreme Court
Former employees are seeking compensation over theft of personal data.
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News'No rationale' for 'patchy' protections under freelance solicitors, says watchdog
Consumer panel says SRA has gone back on its pledges to ensure clients would be properly protected.
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NewsJailed sex assault barrister thrown out of profession
Clyde Stevens was convicted on multiple counts in 2017.
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NewsShamima Begum case pushes legal aid into national spotlight
Politicians and commentators have their say on whether teenager should get state funding.
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NewsAppeal court revives mammoth £14bn Mastercard group action
Consumers, backed by former financial ombudsman Walter Merricks CBE, granted permission to appeal.
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NewsLegal Ombudsman costs set to creep up to five-year highs
Complaints handler suggests it has a positive future after period of instability and change.
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NewsBaker McKenzie global chair dies
Paul Rawlinson, admitted in 1988, took time out last year due to exhaustion.
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NewsFormer Simmons partner fails with jurisdiction claim in discrimination case
Noro-Lanto Ravisy had insufficient connection to UK, Employment Appeal Tribunal rules.
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NewsProbate registries to close under HMCTS centralisation plan
Ministers insist the service will improve by moving everything under one roof and bringing together shared expertise.
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NewsLaw Society calls on Brunei to suspend sharia code
’People around the world have the right to live in a jurisdiction which protects their rights,’ says Chancery Lane
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NewsLaw firm's accountant liable for 'dishonest assistance' in £10m fraud claim
Court of Appeal finds accountant acted dishonestly in arranging what amounted to a bribe.
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NewsMP Fiona Onasanya charged with misconduct by SRA
Labour member for Peterborough convicted of criminal offence in December.
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NewsLawyers expose damages 'lottery' for bereaved families
Payouts continue to rise in Northern Ireland, in stark contrast to in England and Wales.
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NewsDitch percentages in ‘flawed’ gender pay gap reports, say stats experts
Royal Statistical Society recommends 10 steps for better pay gap reporting.
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NewsWales: separate jurisdiction will handicap lawyers, Law Society warns
Chancery Lane opposes wholly separate jurisdiction and regulatory system for lawyers.
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NewsApprenticeship levy is ‘extra tax’, managing partners claim
More than half of firms say new requirement has complicated learning and development activities.