All News focus articles – Page 15
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NewsNews focus: Colston Four - AG accused of subverting jury system
The Colston Four case has led to accusations that the government is resorting to the Court of Appeal to attack the jury system and the European Convention on Human Rights.
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NewsNews focus: Barristers walk out of courts - can they win?
Criminal barristers stepped up their direct action over legal aid rates this week by walking out of courts across England and Wales. Their ‘strike’ appears rock-solid, but the government has given no indication yet that it is willing to come back to the negotiating table.
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NewsNews focus: Sole practitioners are fed up with unfair competition
Delegates at the annual SPG conference heard about problems unregulated legal providers are causing the profession and their clients. But there was better news on PII
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NewsNews focus: Lawyers drop Gerrard as white-collar crime saga continues
Lawyers desert former Dechert partner as UAE investment fund cites ‘dishonest and unscrupulous’ conduct of Neil Gerrard as reason for dropping defence to hacking claim.
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NewsNews focus: Liberalising data protection - neither straightforward nor popular
The high attrition rate of proposals aimed at liberalising data protection suggests that deregulation is neither simple nor popular.
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NewsNews focus: Legal profession finding new ways to treat trauma
A recognition that bearing witness to traumatic events can trigger mental health problems is prompting some law firms to take extra steps to safeguard the wellbeing of their staff.
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NewsNews focus: Strasbourg in the crosshairs
After the European Court of Human Rights grounded a plane set to transport asylum seekers to Rwanda, lawyers are debating what this means for the future of the European Convention.
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NewsExclusive: Solicitors probed over client loans to fund divorce cases
Vulnerable clients claim they were pressured by their solicitors into taking out high-interest loans to finance family litigation.
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NewsNews focus: Online resolution for SMEs is good to go
We now have a vision of what a financially self-sustaining online dispute settlement system for SMEs will look like. But who is going to take the plan forward?
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NewsNews focus: Civil 'justice' is a postcode lottery
Analysis of 8,500 claims reveals stark regional differences in court delays, as ministers come under renewed pressure to address blockages. But long waits are common everywhere
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NewsNews focus: PO lawyer named in subpostmaster’s testimony
Former postmaster who was called a ‘thief’ amid the Post Office IT scandal tells of pressure from solicitor to drop his defence.
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NewsNews focus: Blockbuster judgment in ENRC v Dechert, Gerrard and SFO
Brown envelopes, a ‘bent copper’ and pink champagne. The blockbuster judgment in ENRC v Dechert, Gerrard and SFO had it all.
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NewsNews focus: Inspectors pull no punches on court crisis
Influential voices have echoed the profession’s repeated warnings regarding the dire state of legal aid and court backlogs, but is the government willing to listen?
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NewsNews focus: Liability of lawyers comes under scrutiny
As a high-profile tax dispute regarding film distribution schemes rumbles on, the Court of Appeal could yet be asked to give guidance on a lawyer’s duty of care.
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NewsNews focus: Client 'sniff test' - London International Disputes Week
Following their hasty retreat from Moscow, law firms at London International Disputes Week learned about the growing importance of the client ‘sniff test’. And about their lawyers’ mental health.
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NewsNews focus: What happened when a solicitor challenged a defamatory review
Disputes over defamatory reviews highlight difficulties of making comparison websites a key element in monitoring quality in the profession.
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NewsNews focus: A tale of two offices
Stephenson Harwood’s decision to cut the pay of staff who choose to work from home full-time has recharged the debate over accommodating new perspectives on employment.
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NewsNews focus: SLAPPs row reaches the regulator
War in Ukraine is keeping strategic lawsuits against public participation in the spotlight. But disagreements remain concerning what to do about SLAPPs and even what they are.
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NewsIn Focus: Law firm profits leapt 40% in the pandemic - annual benchmarking survey
Annual bellwether reveals that it was not just the City giants that boomed during the pandemic.
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NewsNews focus: Lifting the lid on judgments
The National Archives online library of court judgments has gone live, with its connections to third-party computer software hailed as ‘a game-changer’.