Latest news – Page 13
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NewsFormer Unite boss ignored lawyers’ contract warnings
Law firm Slater Heelis made it clear there were issues with contract for Birmingham hotel and conference centre.
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NewsLandlord blocked from recovering legal costs through service charge
'Depressingly extensive' litigation over London block of flats moves to Upper Tribunal.
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NewsLynch estate ordered to pay £700m following Autonomy trial
Quantum judgment had been delayed by 'three extraordinary events', judge explains.
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NewsSociety recommends 2.45% pay rise for trainees
Chancery Lane president says minimum salary uplift will boost equality and diversity in the sector.
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NewsPEP tops £3m at Macfarlanes
International firms report strong 2024-25 profit and turnover growth.
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NewsSingle Justice Procedure punishes mistakes made 'due to illness or disability'
Transform Justice’s report recommends a free phoneline to help those facing the SJP and an AI-based app to help defendants navigate the process.
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NewsLaw Commission calls for mandatory training on rape myths
Proposed reforms designed to better protect complainants while maintaining fair trials for defendants in sexual offences cases.
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News'Elitist and exclusionary': New LSB report targets systemic bias in the law
Oversight regulator says sector cannot take the risk of doing nothing to address diversity gaps.
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NewsUnder 1 in 10 miscarriage of justice applicants are represented
CCRC calls on Public Defender Service to help following plunge in number of applicants with a lawyer.
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NewsSRA pledges AML update ‘as soon as possible’ after Treasury outlines reform plans
Lawyers highlighted ‘lack of clarity’ on source of funds checks during lengthy consultation.
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News'Negative stereotype' comment leads to formal advice for judge
Remark was not intended to offend but family practitioner ‘failed to recognise the inappropriateness of her conduct’.
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NewsParalegal jailed for stealing from firm's clients
Poole law firm employee exploited her position to extort money from two of the firm’s vulnerable clients.
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NewsCCRC refers first pre-2000 Post Office conviction for appeal
Patricia Owen died in 2003 but her family has campaigned for her name to be cleared.
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NewsCounty court centralisation a disaster, MPs report
‘Dysfunctional’ system has failed to deliver civil justice across England and Wales, Commons committee says.
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NewsAnnual clinical negligence costs soar past £3bn
NHS Resolution figures suggest costs are still not being brought under control.
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NewsStalker turned up at KC's chambers, court hears
Man admits one charge of stalking and will be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court at a later date.
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NewsBBC exposé prompts conveyancing referral fees review
Council for Licensed Conveyancers says programme raised serious concerns about conditional selling.
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NewsAfghan data leak: government faces wave of compensation claims
Immigration lawyers say compensation is important but no replacement for a safe route to protection.
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NewsSolicitors still ‘high risk’ for money laundering, government review finds
First risk assessment for five years finds that volume of cases of suspected money laundering which involve lawyers remains high.
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NewsJAC must use negative material fairly, Court of Appeal rules
District judge took Judicial Appointments Commission to court following unsuccessful application to join circuit bench.