Starmer promises action on ECHR 'interpretation'
Laws must be 'applied in the circumstances as they are now', prime minister says in broadcast interviews.
Anti-enforcement injunctions
Civil procedure.
Stay of proceedings in favour of ADR
Civil procedure.
Duty to disclose adverse judicial criticism
A recent High Court decision in commercial litigation has generated significant interest in the expert witness community. It also has potential ramifications for civil litigators.
Interpreting arbitral awards
Civil procedure.
Family firm overturns ombudsman’s £15,700 award
High Court judge reduces the costs awarded to the firm to ‘reflect the court’s disapproval’ of firm’s failure to file relevant evidence at the appropriate time.
In depth: Poor communication driving complaints, private client conference hears
Some solicitors are providing written information too late, or exceeding cost estimates without warning clients.
Solicitor fights off SRA but still has to pay £11,000 costs
Partner even had a character reference from affected client, but tribunal says case was properly brought.
Regulators urged to help legal executives escape Mazur nightmare
Practitioners say job cuts have already started as firms react to seismic judgment.
Compelling case for co-investment
Private equity.
When diseases cross borders
James E Hurford reviews 'Global Pandemics and International Law: An Analysis in the Age of Covid-19'.
Black History Month: 60 Years Since the 1965 Race Relations Act
The Act was a modest and imperfect start to a journey that is still unfinished.
Conservatives court controversy with attacks on judicial independence
Robert Jenrick led the attacks on 'activist' judges this week. He really should know better.
London lawyer fined £17,000 for bad property investment advice
City solicitor also admitted failing to supervise staff member advising on investments.
Stop blaming solicitors for housebuying woes, law firm tells banks
Lenders - not lawyers - are responsible for creating unnecessary problems for movers, says Pall Mall outfit.
Surveillance company slated for ‘extremely poor’ behaviour in PI case
Judge accepts evidence despite 'fundamental and repeated' errors in editing footage of claimant.
Solicitor who hid case collapse for 10 years admits lies
Clinical negligence practitioner talked about getting medical reports for case that had long since ended.
