Latest news – Page 147
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NewsEmployment lawyers condemn ‘irrational’ fees plan
'The inference could be drawn that the real aim of these proposals is to deter claims,' says the Employment Lawyers Association.
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NewsKids are all right: Dentons appoints 'shadow' executive team
City firm says business model will future-proof business and give junior lawyers early exposure to executive decision-making.
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News‘Deprived background’ sentencing guidelines in force
Judges and magistrates should now take account of the ‘difficult and/or deprived background or personal circumstances’ of offenders.
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NewsLibor appeal solicitor raises concern over judge's 'potential conflict of interest’
Karen Todner, who represents ex-trader Tom Hayes, said she was ‘not sure an independent observer would agree that [appeal] was impartial or independent’.
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NewsSolicitor who falsely represented client struck off
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal also ordered the lawyer, who denied all allegations against him, to pay costs of more than £20,000.
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NewsSolicitors among signatories of Israel sanctions letter
Letter cites provisional order of the International Court of Justice, which the authors say concluded that there was ‘a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza’.
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NewsProperty data row: Society urged to withdraw latest conveyancing form
Chancery Lane released new TA6 form to reflect National Trading Standards guidance on 'material information' required for property listings.
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NewsFamily lawyers join forces to support neurodivergent community
Specialist group led by Alia Lewis and Jenny Beck wants to raise awareness, remove barriers and secure major reforms in family justice system.
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News‘Enough is enough’: Law Society Council member for criminal defence quits sector
Notion that Britain has best legal system is now ‘laughable’, says Ben Brown in caustic valedictory message.
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NewsSolicitor convicted of helping family evade US taxes is struck off
Lawyer, who is also a barrister and an attorney in New York, was ordered to pay £11,393.25 in costs.
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NewsCourts already using automated decision-making, Lord Justice Birss reveals
Deputy head of civil justice reveals that algorithm-based digital decision making is assisting online money claims system.
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NewsLawyers to figure prominently in resumed Post Office Inquiry
Next phases examine how the Horizon scandal unfolded and what the Post Office did in response.
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NewsPinsents latest to report dip in partnership promotions
Multinational firm names 22 new partners worldwide, 12% fewer than last year.
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NewsSolicitor vows to move on after SRA’s failed charge over 'inadvertent' kiss
Tribunal rebuffs SRA's application for £22,000 in costs in case concerning incident at London's Waldorf Hotel.
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NewsOpen letter encourages firms to 'monitor and step in' over mental distress
Mindful Business Charter’s open letter sets out a call to action for the legal profession.
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NewsPrisoner found dead after being released by mistake
Coroner hears of history of problems at HMP Bristol.
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NewsCorporate giants sign in-house pro bono pledge
GCs commit to half of their legal team doing pro bono work within three years and asking external firms to disclose their contributions.
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NewsClaimant lawyers hit for half the costs of a fundamental dishonesty case
Defendant lawyers say costs penalty is a warning against ‘layering’ of RTA claims.
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News67,573 cases: Crown court backlog climbs to record high
Victims' commissioner says latest figures suggest deeper systemic issues while Law Society blames rise on decades of underfunding.
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NewsPartner promotions dip at Linklaters and TLT - but Fieldfisher bucks trend
Linklaters is second magic circle firm to announce a fall in new partner appointments, after Slaughter and May.