Latest news – Page 439
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NewsBudget 2020: chancellor to proclaim '£100m justice package'
Funding to be unveiled includes £5m to trial new domestic abuse courts.
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NewsCoronavirus: London commissioner lambasts court toilets
Claire Waxman says dirty facilities will exacerbate victims' trauma in the current climate.
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NewsRights body turns its sights on UK over Assange
'Gross and disproportionate conduct by Crown officials' condemned by International Bar Association.
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NewsLegal aid fees: MoJ offer to receive resounding 'no'
The Ministry of Justice is holding a short notice roundtable in London tomorrow on proposed reforms.
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News'Worse than LASPO': housing disputes proposal divides profession
Law centre solicitor says scheme misunderstands power imbalance between clients and their landlords.
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NewsLinklaters creates legal operations scheme for graduates
Graduates will learn about pricing, project management and legal technology.
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NewsPI leader fined for forwarding ‘grossly offensive’ email to colleague
Conduct had potential to cause significant harm, SRA says in decision notice.
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NewsPersonal injury claims fall again to eight-year low
Civil justice statistics also show increasing delays in the small claims court.
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NewsCoronavirus: Quinn Emanuel closes New York office after partner tests positive
International firm says the partner’s symptoms are minor and he is resting at home.
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NewsHigh Court to rule on access to full adoption file
Freelance journalist Melanie Newman asked court to make order allowing her to see all court papers relating to adoption case.
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NewsCourt approval needed to start CoP litigation, says judge
Court of Protection rules on deputies acting for incapacitated clients following three cases where proceedings had not been authorised.
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NewsMoD veterans website ‘cynical’ attempt to under-settle
Lawyer says site to help armed forces personnel claim compensation payments effectively acts like an insurance company.
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NewsCoronavirus: Emergency bill planned to extend court video links
Government determined to continue operation of justice in England and Wales.
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NewsMinisters weigh up wholesale changes to clinical negligence
Health spokesperson tells House of Lords that current arrangements are ‘completely unsatisfactory’.
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NewsSupreme Court seeks £100,000-a-year chief executive
Successful candidate will be required to influence relationship between the judiciary and executive.
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NewsCoronavirus: fears for criminal defence lawyers on frontline
Solicitor prevented from taking tissues into prison as questions raised about policy.
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NewsTribunal clears partner alleged to have patted colleague’s bottom
Judgment concludes Person A was ‘prone to exaggeration and embellishment'.
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NewsGovernment should pay postmasters' legal fees, say MPs
Most of the £57.75m group action settlement will go to lawyers not former Post Office workers, MPs claim.
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NewsHMCTS tells staff to help journalists cover court cases
Proactive and routine provision of court listing should now be standard, says HMCTS.
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NewsLack of youth focus affecting casework quality - CPS inspectors
Crown Prosecution Service told to make youth work a nationwide priority.