Latest news – Page 504
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NewsVideo hearings set for expansion with County Court pilot
HMCTS continues to roll out remote justice after success of tax tribunal experiment.
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NewsWhistleblowing DJ seeks to raise £10,000 to fund Supreme Court challenge
Claire Gilham says judges should not face sanctions for trying to correct mistakes in the justice system.
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NewsOver 1,000 lawyers embrace remote-working 'gig economy'
Numbers working in the burgeoning sector grow by 29% in 2018.
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NewsNew contract battleground for AI in law
AI system will be used to spot areas of risk in large collections of supplier contracts.
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NewsTop judge orders rethink to stop experts pipeline 'drying up'
Sir Andrew McFarlane says there is a problem with finding experts for family cases.
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NewsLaw Society braces for ‘no-deal’ Brexit
A series of papers to help solicitors prepare for a ‘no-deal’ Brexit have been published on the Law Society website.
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NewsPractice reforms: consumer watchdog urges SRA to take responsibility
Relaxing the rules to allow solicitors to practise in unregulated businesses must be accompanied by more information, says the Legal Services Consumer Panel.
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NewsChancery Lane brands green light for freelance solicitors 'a serious error'
Concerns about client protection are played down as handbook changes are approved.
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NewsSRA insists avoiding conveyancing conflict 'fundamental' as firm fined £2k
Greater Manchester practice admits systems did not work in handful of cases.
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NewsOne month to go: countdown on price publishing rules
Firms also told they can download ‘digital badge’ which will itself become mandatory.
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NewsOver 1,500 lawyers call for further Brexit referendum
Letter signed by 1,500 solicitors, barristers and academics will be delivered to Downing Street.
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NewsJudge throws out claim that firm erred on retainer duty
Court rejects argument that even if issues were not part of retainer, it ‘should have been obvious’ to lawyers from involvement in negotiations that claimant needed to get advice about his rights.
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NewsGauke eyes charity boost for access to justice
The lord chancellor has acknowledged that advice agencies are helped funded by pro bono cost orders and donations.
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NewsMoJ denies £1.1bn overspend amid fresh budget woes
National Audit Office report suggests the department would fail to meet a target to reduce its spending by £500m by 2019-20.
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NewsMacfarlanes includes partners to expose 75% gender pay gulf
Macfarlanes has become the second City heavyweight to publish gender pay gap data for 2018, joining a growing band of firms which have bowed to pressure to include partner earnings. The disparity is stark in consequence, which the firm partly attributes to a female-heavy secretarial pool and the fact ...
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NewsGovernment targets law firm 'facilitators' profiting from dirty money
Minister will set out plans for new multi-agency national economic crime centre.
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NewsJustice Week: funding cuts 'way out of step'
Bar Council report shows that government expenditure has grown between 2008 and 2018.
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NewsGauke targets Hain over parliamentary privilege
Lord chancellor stresses the importance of respecting the rule of law.
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NewsCriminal justice system 'really creaking', warns outgoing CPS chief
Alison Saunders, who steps down as director of public prosecutions this week, criticised for not speaking out earlier.