Latest news – Page 240
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NewsMPs told of court chaos because of duty solicitor crisis
Law Society president Lubna Shuja highlights consequences of criminal legal aid exodus.
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NewsMoJ to explore dual discount rates for PI damages
Government opens discussion about whether to have different rates depending on length of loss.
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NewsPI firm bucking market gloom with plans to double in size
Express Solicitors can accommodate hundreds more staff after consolidating four offices.
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NewsOpen justice: ‘Wide-ranging’ initiatives this year
Government responds to MPs’ concerns about court reporting in the digital age.
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NewsFirm that released £1.28m for failed off-plan development did not breach contract
Lord Justice Newey dismisses appeal brought by Hong Kong investors in Liverpool housing scheme.
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NewsCILEX strengthens 'championing body' role by acquiring paralegal institute
Acquisition could potentially see Solicitors Regulation Authority oversee even more legal professionals.
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NewsBig majority of Conservative voters support legal aid - poll
Law Society president Lubna Shuja says government 'swimming against the tide of its own voters'.
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NewsUS firms in London shun low-margin work to outperform Brits
City partners who work for US top-15 are 25% more profitable than UK peers.
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NewsProfits rebound at Knights as listed firm unveils fresh acquisition
Knights claims it is now the largest regional commercial practice in the UK.
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NewsSolicitors face trial as duty of care summary judgment set aside
Ashraf v Lester Dominic Solicitors & Ors judgment finds there are ‘exceptional cases where solicitors have been held to owe duty of care to someone who is not their client’.
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NewsLand Registry updates conveyancers on performance
Latest data shows agency is receiving 2.3 million applications every month.
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NewsHong Kong activist's London lawyers receive rape and death threats
Pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai faces trial on national security charges but legal team says proceedings are trumped up.
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News'We owe it to our history': 250-year-old law firm vows to survive Metamorph collapse
Aylesbury-based Parrott & Coales is one of three firms owned by the Metamorph Group which have not been closed down by the SRA.
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NewsCourt rejects costs budgeting plea on child's clin neg claim
Judge accepts incurred costs are high but says there are too many unknowns to make order.
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NewsGlobal bar led by woman for first time in 20 years
Gender equality one of five themes Almudena Arpón de Mendívil will focus on during her presidency of the International Bar Association.
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News'Underappreciated' associates want to quit - survey
Report suggests firms are in danger of losing talent if they do not offer more attractive reward packages and career paths.
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NewsMembers’ provision halved as claimant firm’s profits slip
Thompsons predicts an upturn in work from unions as economy struggles.
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NewsLAA and Land Registry staff to strike over pay
Trade union members working in the legal sector among 100,000 to take industrial action on 1 February.
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NewsSupreme Court dismisses appeal on community care charges
Judgment finds Glasgow City Council did not discriminate against a disabled individual.
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NewsLaw centre's relief over debt advice funding
Morale plummeted when government-sponsored body embarked on recommissioning exercise.