Latest news – Page 550
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NewsLegal services market shrinks for the first time since financial crisis – report
Turnover declined by 5.2% in 2016, with the bar the hardest hit, according to research by consultancy IRN.
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NewsClaims farmer fined £270k for making 22m unwanted calls
Consent was treated as 'an administrative box-ticking exercise', information watchdog rules.
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NewsLitigation funder offers lending package for court fees
Two-year-old firm says it can reduce firms’ dependence on overdraft borrowing.
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NewsWomen’s Day: Truss attacks ‘presenteeism’
Gender equality in the legal profession will not be achieved without a fundamental change in the way law firms work, justice secretary Liz Truss told a women lawyers’ network.
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NewsLawyers deny PI discount rate ‘conspiracy’ to hike fees
APIL backs Truss decision on compensation as chancellor Philip Hammond warns of potential costs to the NHS.
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NewsSRA closes board meetings to public
Ban on attendance comes as the regulator prepares to make major decisions affecting the legal profession.
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NewsNearly 500 law firms targeted by fraudsters in new email scam
SRA warns solicitors to be wary after revealing increasing numbers of reports of attempted cyber-crime.
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NewsRegulator told PII reforms must not threaten trust in legal profession
Battle lines set to be drawn over the potential reduction in professional indemnity insurance minimum terms.
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NewsMinister: solicitor super-exam will not ‘stifle’ legal learning
House of Lords debates future of legal education in response to controversial SRA proposals.
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NewsLegal profession ‘ahead of rivals on social mobility’
Sutton Trust survey shows legal profession believes it offers best chance for employees from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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NewsTurkey breaching UN resolution over judge’s detention, court decides
International court at The Hague has ruled that Turkey is in breach of a UN Security Council resolution.
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News‘Support’ to replace aid in lawyer-light resolutions
Ministry of Justice plans could bode ill for criminal defence specialists fighting the latest attempt to slash fees.
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NewsGovernment U-turn on children’s rights
Plans to relieve local authorities of key legal duties to children, set out in Children and Social Work Bill, are set to be scrapped after a campaign by lawyers and charities.
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NewsPI reforms will displace fraud but not reduce it, government warned
House of Commons transport select committee chair says reforms are not specifically targeted at the real problems.
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NewsBar Council warns Legal Ombudsman over comparison sites
Barristers’ body says sites can lead to ‘distortions in the market’.
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NewsJustice minister fined for firearms offence
Lord Keen of Elie pleads guilty by post to failing to secure a shotgun.
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NewsSRA director hails ‘more innovative’ ABSs as new approvals slow
Crispin Passmore says people and businesses want holistic services – and alternative business structures are the way to offer them.
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NewsInsurers march on the Treasury to demand discount rate rethink
Media highlights cost to the NHS and motorists as insurers’ message strikes a chord.