Latest news – Page 148
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NewsSRA investigators worked on up to 40 cases at a time
Regulator commits to faster turnarounds as staff drafted in to reduce case handling delays.
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NewsWithheld JAC information already published online, tribunal hears
General Regulatory Chamber reserves judgment on FoI requests brought by solicitor judge.
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NewsSecond court forced to close over RAAC safety fears
Preston Magistrates’ Court closed over the weekend after concrete damaged by rainfall.
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NewsMonthly invoices were not statutory bills, costs judge rules
Georgian businessman had paid firm £12.8m over six years but wanted right to challenge the sums charged.
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News'No one will believe you': child in care encouraged to plead guilty
Young people brought up in care highlight importance of new legal guide to end unnecessary criminalisation.
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NewsProfits bounce back at upbeat Keystone
Interim results show profits up 29.3% amid 'strong market and recruitment momentum'.
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NewsFixed costs on most lower-value clin neg claims from April 2024
New protocol introduced to streamline the process for claims worth up to £25,000.
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NewsBank in negligence case says French court is correct jurisdiction
Société Générale claims Clifford Chance Europe was negligent in its handling of a dispute over gold bullion.
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News'Layering' of PI claims encouraging fraud, say defence lawyers
Forum of Insurance Lawyers tells Commons justice committee of warning signs that false claims are on the rise.
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NewsExodus from troubled Axiom Ince ramps up
International firm Mezzle hires former head of property and her entire six-person team.
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NewsPII research finds small firms clobbered by higher premiums
Smaller practices may be seen as higher risk and are victims of market structures.
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NewsSolicitor condemns judges for staying silent on 'woeful' reforms
Law Society conference opened by speech describing ‘truly awful reforms’ and ‘frenzied attack’ on justice.
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NewsSerious Fraud Office charges bakery chain directors with 'inflating accounts'
Conspiracy charges follow a five-year investigation by the authority into Patisserie Valerie plc.
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NewsTech issues with whiplash portal driving lawyers away, MPs warned
Evidence begins to come in for justice committee’s probe into personal injury sector.
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NewsBanned fee earner claiming SRA was 'hoodwinked' loses challenge
Law firm employee transferred husband’s funds to the wife when he acted as sole attorney.
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NewsFormer Kingsley Napley chief appointed DPP
Solicitor Stephen Parkinson will begin his new role leading the Crown Prosecution Service on 1 November.
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NewsBar chief: Only PC holders should be called 'barrister'
Nick Vineall KC suggests bar should align with solicitors' profession on using protected title.
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NewsYoung people face 33 countries in ECtHR over climate change
'Unprecedented' claim will be heard before 17 judges in the Grand Chamber of the Strasbourg court.
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NewsAxiom Ince: SRA silent on when it knew about missing millions
Regulator should have requested details about Axiom Ince managers handling Plexus acquisition.
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NewsSolicitor who avoided client calls struck off for dishonesty
Practitioner misled litigation friend for two years about the progress of her child’s case.