Latest news – Page 69
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NewsPEP climbs 7% as Stephenson Harwood posts record income
International firm begins results season by hailing impact of five-year strategy.
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NewsMacfarlanes hikes NQ pay by £25,000
Elite firm increases salaries of newly qualified solicitors by 22% as ‘pay war’ intensifies.
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NewsCourt interpreter supplier faces group action over employment rights
Leigh Day is acting for interpreters and translators who believe they should be classed as 'workers'.
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NewsHigh Court judge warned over suggestions in promotion assessment
Judge who applied for promotion to the Court of Appeal ‘compromised his integrity’ by reading and commenting on draft assessment.
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NewsPrivate equity-owned DWF buys claims management business
Expansion in Australia marks significant expansion in DWF's claims management and adjustment business.
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NewsPost Office live: Expert witness felt 'under pressure' from prosecution lawyer
Post Office's go-to expert witness faces a third day of oral evidence, answering questions on his involvement in prosecutions.
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NewsClaims group shares slide on profit warning
Revenue and profits expected to be ‘significantly lower’ after difficult first half of 2024.
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NewsCAT judges must be trained in technology - president
Competition Appeal Tribunal president speaks at Chancery Lane’s international antitrust conference.
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NewsSRA tight-lipped on CILEX takeover decision
Board met yesterday to decide whether or not to proceed with plans to regulate members of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives.
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NewsSDT made 'inroad' into legal privilege, judge rules in AML appeal
Scope of privilege is wider than that suggested by Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal's refusal to anonymise judgment.
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NewsConsultant solicitor was a worker, employment judge finds
Lawyer is bringing claims of unfair dismissal, unpaid wages and annual leave against a Manchester-based firm.
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NewsPost Office live: Post Office demanded changes to damaging witness statement
Gareth Jenkins, the senior Fujitsu engineer who gave evidence as an expert witness in around 15 sub-postmaster trials, faces day two of questions at the Post Office Inquiry.
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NewsQuit top 'climate offender' firms, students urge lawyers
Law Students for Climate Accountability’s publishes latest law firm 'scorecard',
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NewsHigh Court throws out SRA’s appeal in AML case
External provider failed to identify politically exposed person related to client, court hears.
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NewsEmployee sanctioned for pocketing stamp duty refund
Solicitors Regulation Authority says it is ‘undesirable for her to be involved in a legal practice’.
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NewsPart-time judges lose appeal in long-running pensions dispute
‘Sense of grievance is understandable’, Employment Appeal Tribunal rules - but employment tribunal’s decision was correct.
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NewsPost Office live: Prosecution witness says Post Office 'tried to put words in my mouth'
Gareth Jenkins, the Fujitsu engineer whose evidence was crucial to at least a dozen sub-postmaster prosecutions, begins four days of oral evidence to the Post Office Inquiry.
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NewsSociety attacks SRA's CILEX takeover as decision-day looms
'Now is not the right time for the SRA to seek to widen its regulatory scope or take on additional responsibilities.'
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NewsFirm’s bank details leaked in Post Office settlement document
Claimant firm’s account number and sort code posted along with sub-postmasters’ details.
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NewsPart-time immigration tribunal judge jailed in £1.8m legal aid scam
Barrister sentenced at Southwark Crown Court for his part in fraudulent claim for more than 350 hours of work.