Latest news – Page 467
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NewsCold comfort for lawyers on legal aid relief
Lord chancellor David Gauke offered little comfort to lawyers hoping for concessions on legal aid spending.
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NewsCity Police test contingency fee pilot
The City of London Police’s financial investigations unit is planning to advertise for a law firm or an asset tracing agency.
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NewsProperty fraud liability rulings tomorrow
Key judgments on solicitors’ liability for property transactions hijacked by fraudsters are set to be handed down tomorrow.
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NewsClifford Chance ‘reverse mentoring’ plan launches
Clifford Chance launch ‘reverse mentoring’ with BAME solicitors.
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NewsPolice officer to repay £368k made through PI conspiracy
Officer lived ’extravagent’ lifestyle on the back of selling details to Liverpool firm’s business manager.
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NewsConduct code called for as private prosecutions rise
Spending cuts will fuel non-state prosecutions, new association hears.
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NewsGauke in talks with City solicitors about judicial pipeline
Firms accused of not doing enough to encourage applications.
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NewsCourts revolution may be 'undeliverable', spending watchdog warns
National Audit Office says progress on the transformation of the courts servces has been less than expected.
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NewsSRA waiver lets in unregulated market 'through the back door'
Unauthorised human resources consultancy allowed to offer legal services through authorised solicitors.
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NewsExperts call for poorest to keep physical access to court
Civil Justice Council backs reform but says it must not come at a cost to vulnerable court users.
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NewsNews focus: patent court's Brexit paradox
Simplifying Europe’s complex patent law landscape has taken many years of negotiation, but UK government rhetoric on sovereignty appears to contradict the final agreement.
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NewsCalls grow to restore immigration legal aid
Calls for immigration legal aid to be restored are growing, amid concerns about the quality of privately funded advice.
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NewsIn-house braced for cybersecurity surge
In-house lawyers expect to play a greater role in cybersecurity as GDPR comes into play.
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NewsRight to choose
Rival protests took place outside the Royal Courts of Justice last week before a legal challenge over the law on assisted dying. Retired lecturer Noel Conway, 68, who has motor neurone disease, is seeking the right to choose when his life should end with medical help. Conway’s campaign was supported ...
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NewsSolicitor tells court: This place is too busy to shut
Cambridge lawyer makes impassioned speech after client told to wait another six months for trial. ‘Powers that be are nowhere to be seen,’ she says.
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NewsSimmons hires from top Dublin firms for Ireland move
Post-Brexit, Ireland will be ‘strategic domicile’, says leading firm.
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News'Nothing to lose': Bar ponders no returns policy to escalate protest
About 100 chambers are already refusing new work and the bar’s mood is hardening as the Ministry of Justice stands firm.