Union solicitors not negligent over shop steward’s severance
Case also features a successful application to allow remote evidence against claimant’s wishes.
Supreme Court lowers the bar
Collective actions.
Criminal law update
Credit for Guilty Plea, allocation of youths, identification by social media and sentencing.
Governance failures at Croydon Council
Local government.
Judicial clarity on anonymity orders
Civil procedure.
Judicial review: Costs of application
Costs against court.
European Union: Civil and commercial matters
Exclusive jurisdiction in matters relating to rights in rem in immovable property.
Gaming: Casino
Gaming duty.
SRA tells firms: Check exactly where your client’s money came from
Regulator suggests current checks being made by some firms are not enough.
SRA transparency clampdown begins with action against four firms
Regulator hands out penalties for infringements of rules requiring publication of costs and displaying digital badge.
Law Society president to face full SDT hearing
Private prosecution brought by former client of Edwin Coe, the firm of Society president David Greene.
Brexit: Supplementary Protection Certificates in the UK
Complexities arising from the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Best of the blogs - 16 January 2021
Missed our blogs this week? Here’s our top five…
When does private conduct become of professional concern?
Such cases will grow in number as our public discourse heats up.
Whiplash reforms: Detail, not delay, is what lawyers need
Another month to prepare the portal is largely irrelevant. The bigger issue is the rules governing it.
Index charts practice areas 'devastated' by pandemic
Property, crime, immigration and litigation have suffered most, says LexisNexis.
Property head banned for repeated failings on transactions
Tribunal strikes off solicitor at the centre of £15m claims against Liverpool firm EAD Solicitors.
Government to review Human Rights Act
Lord chancellor Robert Buckland says details of independent probe will be announced in due course.
PI solicitor struck off for ‘stupid’ signature mistake
Fee earner signed client's statement in order to meet court deadlines.
