Latest news – Page 5
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NewsSolicitor rebuked over duplicate asylum statements
Regulator says sole practitioner allowed unauthorised person to submit application.
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NewsSolicitor, 30, killed in RTA helped three people through organ donation, inquest hears
Emily Thornton-Sandy was involved in a head-on collision with a 90-year-old driver travelling the wrong way down an A-road.
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NewsWarning to lawyers helping LiP with AI-generated authorities
More than two fake cases were cited in submissions by a claimant seeking £2 million in compensation.
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NewsFormer law firm owner jailed for ignoring freezing order
Dorota Newman found to have engaged in ‘deliberate policy of non-engagement’.
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NewsClaims lawyers back end to ‘gamesmanship’ over email service bans
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers says outdated rules are causing delays and extra expense.
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NewsMining giant BHP fails to block Pogust Goodhead’s US witness move
'Parties are entitled to make use of litigation advantages…if available,' Mr Justice Waksman rules.
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NewsThink before you meddle, LCJ advises constitutional reformers
Lady Carr contrasts the Blair government's 'ad-hoc' approach with that of its Victorian forbears - and suggests which she prefers.
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NewsLammy accused of downplaying offences to justify jury proposal
Deputy prime minister suggested right to elect a jury trial should be taken away from defendant accused of stealing an iPhone.
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NewsPost Office criminal charging decisions not likely until 2027, say police
Five individuals have been interviewed under caution as part of review into role of lawyers and investigators.
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NewsFormer criminal bar chief Sidhu appeals disbarment
Lawyers for Jo Sidhu say bar tribunal erred in law and should have imposed a sanction of suspension.
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NewsLammy's partial retreat on jury curbs fails to impress lawyers
City lawyers say judge-only trials will increase administratrive burden on bench and create perverse incentives.
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NewsSolicitor struck off for using brother's drug money to pay mortgage
Judge in fraud trial told practitioner he had thrown his career away.
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NewsQuarter of jury trials to be axed as Lammy unveils 'swift courts' plan
Cases with a likely sentence of three years or less will be heard by a judge alone, lord chancellor reveals today.
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NewsBoyce to take the helm at Solicitors Charity
Former Law Society president to take over as chair in March.
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NewsCouncil's public reprimand 'won’t stop us', says claims firm
District judge finds solicitors acted unreasonably - but firm attacks what it calls 'distraction tactics'.
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NewsPublic more aware of - but still sceptical about - class actions
Support for litigation funding, as the government considers calls for regulation, is 'conditional', regular survey suggests.
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NewsLammy to reveal future of jury trials today
Deputy prime minister and lord chancellor says government must be bold in tackling 'courts emergency'.
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NewsStaff ‘devastated’ as north-east firm announces sudden closure
New employers being sought for Samuel Phillips trainees and apprentices left without a firm.
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NewsCriminal legal aid fees to rise, government confirms
First increases will take effect this month, but others will have to wait until the Legal Aid Agency sorts out its troubled IT systems.
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NewsCouncil lawyers set up 'safe space' for monitoring officers
Lawyers in Local Government unveils new support body at governance conference.