Latest news – Page 49
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NewsOnline legal advice business in court over unpaid wages
Digital legal service platform, set up by barrister Clive Rich, did not contest the former employee’s claim.
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NewsData drive to reveal 'hidden costs' of legal aid work
Practitioner groups wants to show government the current legal aid scheme is unnecessarily complex and bureaucratic.
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NewsAG's guidance to government lawyers 'unconstitutional', thinktank argues
Revised 'legal risk guidelines' would give attorney general a veto over a wide range of policy decisions, claims Policy Exchange paper.
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NewsLocal authority leaders fight SEND tribunal changes
Appeals have exploded from 3,000 to 18,000 in a decade, with waiting times of almost a year.
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NewsOnline deputyship applications mandatory from next week
The one in 10 lawyers still applying on paper warned of potential costs penalties.
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NewsSquire Patton Boggs pays tribute to 'dear friend' Simone White
White one of six tourists who died as a result of suspected methanol poisoning in south east Asian country.
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NewsJudiciary risks ‘debasement’ without more solicitors, warns lady chief justice
Nearly a third of litigators say the job damages their mental health, London event also hears.
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NewsSports law firm settles debt dispute
Manchester firm acting in data misuse claims says ‘honouring well-earned reputation is most important thing’.
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NewsAxiom administration set to cost £3m and last four years
Administrators reveal they have reached a confidential agreement with the SRA to use some asset realisations to cover expenses.
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NewsFormer criminal bar chair Sidhu 'not a predator', tribunal hears
Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service enters deliberations after hearing closing submissions from counsel for Bar Standards Board and Jo Sidhu.
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NewsMahmood confirms whiplash tariff uplift - but lawyers left disappointed
Personal injury lawyers leader says injured accident victims continue to be the ‘whipping boys’ for car insurance costs.
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NewsMore ‘dither and delay’? Government issues timetable for leasehold reform
’Ambitious’ Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill will be brought forward late next year.
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NewsFirm denies profiting from Post Office victims’ misery
HSF has received £51m for work on compensation scheme that is not working fast enough.
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NewsSidhu sees off some misconduct charges - but others remain
Lawyers for Jo Sidhu KC argued there was 'no case to answer' and bar tribunal should be cautious about ruling on matters in personal relationships.
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NewsFirm’s tribute to gifted young lawyer who died after car crash
Thompsons chief says firm is mourning a 'remarkable young lawyer who left an indelible mark'.
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NewsJudge attacker given extra five months for contempt
Litigant in person told one recorder: 'I don’t want to listen to your rubbish and I will not abide by it.’
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NewsBarrister who ignored suspension 'not fit' to stay in profession
Peter Wareing said sanction was too severe but judge upholds tribunal decision.
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NewsJudge throws out solicitor's claim over 'AVOID AVOID' Google review
Poster had said solicitor was ‘rude, abrasive, unhelpful and bitter’ - but serious harm was not proved.
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NewsCredit hire reform could take 100,000 cases out of court
Revised general terms of agreement includes annual hire rate review and compulsory arbitration in disputes.
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NewsJudge approves GLO to control mass Jaguar claims
Litigation order followed presentation of 42,000 claims against car giant.