Latest news – Page 276
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NewsAssange can be extradited to the US, High Court rules
Wikileaks founder’s case is remitted with a direction to ‘send the case to the secretary of state’ to decide whether Assange should be extradited.
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NewsOxbridge 'doesn't explain' judicial appointment struggle
Government statisticians draw a blank over why candidates from ethnic communities and solicitors are less successful.
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NewsUpbeat DWF reports £11m pre-tax profit in half-year turnaround
The listed firm reports a nearly 40% increase in adjusted profit before tax for the six months to 31 October.
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NewsSienna Miller says ‘legal recourse not available’ after settlement
Film star said she wanted her claim against the publisher of The Sun to go to trial but could not due to ‘the costs position’.
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NewsCompetition watchdog probes search industry giant
Merger between Dye & Durham and TM Group could lead to higher costs for conveyancers, Competition and Markets Authority warns.
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News'Complex and outdated': new tribunal system proposed for Wales
Welsh government says it strongly endorses fundamental principle of Law Commission's recommendations.
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NewsOxford firm 'will not be cowed' by suspected arson attack
Family First Solicitors said significant damage was caused to the building, but that it continues to trade.
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NewsFirst criminal justice scorecards published
Lord chancellor Dominic Raab says scorecards will 'drive up standards'.
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NewsIn-person hearings likely to continue in ‘Plan B’
Allowing remote attendance at hearings will remain a matter for individual judges to decide.
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NewsRepresented claimants continue to dominate ‘user-friendly’ RTA portal
Vast majority of people using the service are represented by a law firm - and most are making mixed claims.
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News'Reforms won't take shortcuts with parliamentary scrutiny' - Raab
Lord chancellor asked to explain proposed mechanism to 'correct' legislation that ministers do not like.
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NewsPre-recorded evidence could be ‘counterproductive’, new bar chair warns
Mark Fenhalls QC also reveals his change of thinking on race issues.
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NewsInce profits up in ‘solid set of results’
Listed firm reports a 20% increase in pre-tax profits in its half-year figures.
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NewsJudicial selection review to be published 'early 2022'
Judicial Appointments Commission chief instigated review following accusations over so-called 'secret soundings'.
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NewsFour convicts wrongly released due to sentence 'misunderstanding'
Ministry of Justice says one of the four had been found guilty of assault and threatening behaviour.
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News‘Status quo isn’t enough’: LSB targets new checks on solicitor competence
Regulators told to ‘make appropriate interventions’ to ensure high standards are maintained after qualification.
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NewsLitigation funder Novitas makes shock exit from the legal market
Departure comes after lender was sanctioned for unfair treatment of client who took out £45,000 loan.
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NewsLord chancellor faces JR over immigration detainees’ legal advice
Detention Action campaign says detainees are at risk of being ‘denied their constitutional right of access to justice’.
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NewsFormer Spanish king claims immunity from English courts
Juan Carlos I argues he has sovereign immunity despite abdicating in 2014.
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NewsSuper-regulator acknowledges that PII costs are driving firms under
Legal Services Board pledges to find ‘possible solutions’ to the hardening professional indemnity insurance market, after the SRA declines to intervene.