Latest news – Page 539
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NewsSafety net opens wider for civil legal aid cases
More applications for exceptional case funding now granted – but fewer attempts being made.
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NewsCardiff practitioners join legal aid protest wave
Unanimous vote in favour of ‘effective individual action’.
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NewsJudge warns of ‘wasteful’ mis-deployment in higher courts
Chancellor of the High Court calls for further investment at the county court level.
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NewsJustice secretary told pro bono ‘no substitute’ for legal aid
Cautious welcome to justice secretary’s speech – but Michael Gove faces warnings not to rely on lawyers working for free.
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NewsGove admits more courts will close in efficiency drive
In his maiden speech as justice secretary, Michael Gove said the government is reviewing the court estate.
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NewsGove to pursue urgent reform of ‘dysfunctional’ courts
Lord chancellor to press ahead with changes advocated earlier this year by Sir Brian Leveson.
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NewsHMCTS reveals plans to cut 400 court jobs
Reduction in posts to come through staff choosing to leave and a ‘voluntary exit scheme’.
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NewsFirm denies wrongdoing after solicitor fraud charges
Chambers Solicitors says it will ‘vigorously contest’ charges brought against two practitioners.
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NewsCriminal solicitors berate bar retreat
Tony Cross will have ‘some explaining to do to those of his members who voted for no returns’.
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NewsMagna Carta for schools
Veteran opinion pollster visited Chancery Lane last week to speak to junior lawyers about his project to take Magna Carta to schools.
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NewsOmbudsman ordered to cut costs and improve satisfaction
Legal Services Board cites instability as a cause for concern.
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NewsOmbudsman overhaul to cost profession up to £90k a year
Decision to split role previously held by Adam Sampson will mean LeO will pay for an extra executive.
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NewsNeill elected by MPs as justice committee chair
Legal aid cuts fallout and human rights legislation reform likely to be key issues for new committee leader.
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NewsInsurers want urgent action to curb ‘the new whiplash’
Association of British Insurers and defendant lawyers call for fixed costs for noise-induced hearing loss.
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NewsFake barrister receives suspended sentence
Former councillor Monika Juneja sentenced after faking qualifications for 14 years.
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NewsLaw Society: third-party client accounts ‘too expensive’
Solicitors’ body not taken with proposal to allow Bar Council-style third-party client account providers.
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NewsEritrea ‘torture’ exposed
Sketches of allegedly routine torture procedures appear in a report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Horn of Africa state of Eritrea.
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NewsEx-SRA chair receives CBE in birthday honours
Charles Plant among few legal figures recognised in latest round of awards.