Latest news – Page 189
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NewsRugby player found liable for injury after 'red mist descended'
Mother of two uses wheelchair after being unfairly tackled in her first 'developmental league' match.
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NewsPartner struck off for misleading probe into London trip expenses
Former Reed Smith office manager did not charge expenses to clients - but behaved dishonestly in investigation.
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NewsFirm’s tribute to ‘exemplary’ managing partner after sudden death
Freeths says Mukesh Patel was a force for good in the firm and wider community.
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News'Handsy' solicitor fined £30,000 for misconduct
Conduct 'significantly serious…but not so serious as to result in an order of suspension or strike off'.
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NewsCommon platform failure led to 35 defendants not being electronically tagged
National Audit Office report reveals extent of problems that have hit troubled courts case management system.
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News'Cultural norms' blocking four-day week in the law
New study finds widespread satisfaction with shorter working week but UK law firms still resist the idea.
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News‘Handsy’ solicitor’s actions in club were sexual, tribunal finds
Practitioner declined to give evidence as he had 'imperfect recollection' of what happened at event.
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NewsSRA shuts down City of London firm with 30 lawyers
Regulator cites protection of client interests for intervention into firm and its founder.
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NewsRecruitment opens for diversity scheme to support aspiring lawyers
Law Society president encourages aspiring solicitors facing particular challenges to apply.
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NewsExpect to wait longer on the phone, Land Registry warns ahead of strike
Industrial action by union members next week will affect customer service teams.
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NewsUK trip charged to client was my secretary’s mistake, solicitor tells tribunal
International firm partner travelled to London on his birthday weekend with his school-age daughter.
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NewsAttorney general defends use of special advisers
Justice committee questions Victoria Prentis KC MP over perceived politicisation of law officer role.
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NewsSolicitor who felt 'victimised' by tribunal has appeal dismissed
Mrs Justice Collins Rice finds that the SDT was neither ‘wrong in law [nor] made unsupported findings’.
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NewsHome Office monitoring immigration lawyers' activities, says minister
Human rights lawyers ‘abuse and exploit our laws at times’, Robert Jenrick tells parliament.
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NewsJuries in rape cases more likely to convict than acquit
Landmark research analysed almost six million charges and every verdict reached between 2007 and 2021.
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NewsUkraine-born solicitor offers pro bono help to war refugees
Lawyer practising in Manchester is fronting firm’s move into immigration law.
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NewsNew civil orders to protect domestic abuse victims
Protection orders and notices will be piloted in Wales, Greater Manchester and London.
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NewsInsurers want Supreme Court to rule on mixed injury damages
Association of British Insurers seeks permission to appeal last month’s majority decision of the CoA.
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NewsInternational firm partner charged clients for London trip with daughter, tribunal hears
Former Reed Smith solicitor denies dishonesty and blames secretary for administrative error.
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NewsRecruitment drive for policing panellists on parole board
An additional 25 parole board members are to be recruited as panellists, the government said.