Latest news – Page 5
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NewsJudge sanctioned for two-year delay in making court order
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office gives formal advice following complaint over child arrangement order.
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NewsSolicitor fights off SRA but still has to pay £11,000 costs
Partner even had a character reference from affected client, but tribunal says case was properly brought.
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NewsManager of firm caught in Mail sting sanctioned for 'woeful' staff supervision
Duncan Ellis solicitor said his approach to supervision ‘was to avoid micromanagement’, but the SDT found he had been reckless.
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NewsDebt soars at troubled class action firm Pogust Goodhead
PGMBM Law lost £91 million in 2023, overdue accounts reveal, but position 'consistent with expectations'.
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NewsMost Britons unaware of class actions in their name
Industry-sponsored survey says regime is simultaneously undermining business investment and failing to deliver fairness for consumers.
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NewsLammy rules out bringing back employment tribunal fees
'Everyone, no matter their income, should be able to get access to justice to challenge unfair behaviour at work.'
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NewsAfghan judge wins challenge over rejected application to relocate to UK
High Court quashes previous decision over judge who tried a ‘significant number’ of criminal cases involving Taliban members.
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NewsAdvocate immunity applies to police conduct, CoA finds
Bar Council, which intervened in case, says core immunity ‘critical for access to justice and the administration of justice’.
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NewsNew president takes the reins at Chancery Lane
Lecturer Mark Evans, a property and private client specialist, becomes the 181st president of the Law Society - and the third from Wales.
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NewsBarrister wins £9,000 uplift in murder appeal fee
Senior costs judge finds KC’s ‘reasonable renumeration’ is £9,000 more than that decided by determining officer.
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NewsRegulators urged to help legal executives escape Mazur nightmare
Practitioners say job cuts have already started as firms react to seismic judgment.
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NewsSolicitor who hid case collapse for 10 years admits lies
Clinical negligence practitioner talked about getting medical reports for case that had long since ended.
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NewsWrongly jailed barrister fails in latest disciplinary challenge to judge
Application for judicial review of JCIO rejection was ‘not arguable’ and matters complained of ‘fell outside of misconduct’.
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News£700 motor finance compensation a 'kick in the teeth', lawyers say
Average compensation from FCA scheme is likely to be less than car buyers were first told.
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NewsWhistleblower solicitor condemns eight-year cum-ex litigation
High Court dismisses £1.4bn claim by Danish tax authority despite defendant's 'implausible claims and obvious lies'.
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NewsLaw firm hits back at accusations of profiting from Mazur
Legal executives say CILEX is still misleading members about authority to conduct litigation.
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NewsTories would allow government to appoint judges
Conservative party conference: shadow lord chancellor brandishes wig in attack on 'political activism'.
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NewsManager from failed firm barred by the SRA
Owner of Liverpool firm High Street Solicitors and its successor practice failed to disclose winding up petition.
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NewsConservatives would abolish Sentencing Council
Shadow justice secretary will tell party conference that law should brought into with public wishes.
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NewsTell clients about potential exit fees, SRA orders firms
SRA joins with Financial Conduct Authority in its campaign against misleading marketing.