News in focus – Page 22
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ProfileNews focus: Airbus case raises questions over DPAs
Despite a record £833m penalty for Airbus, anti-corruption campaigners remain sceptical about a DPA regime plagued by ‘discrepancies’ that appears unable to hold individuals to account.
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NewsTime for diversity targets?
As a new report berates the lack of diversity in key ‘feeder’ roles of recorder and deputy High Court judge, efforts to propel more solicitors on to the bench are set to gain fresh momentum
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NewsNews focus: How solicitors can help raise the bar
Amanda Pinto QC, the new chair of the Bar Council, believes solicitors have a big role to play in increasing opportunities for female barristers.
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NewsNews focus: Two commissions promised in Queen’s speech
Commissions looking into criminal justice and the role of the Supreme Court look set to be the most controversial aspects of the newly elected government’s legislative programme.
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NewsNews focus: Lawyers line up for parliament
Dozens of solicitors and barristers are after your vote in this week’s general election, but the impact of Brexit and tactical voting mean that nothing can be taken for granted.
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NewsNews focus: Key questions remain as new AML regime looms
With new directives coming into force and little guidance for firms on compliance, even anti-money laundering experts are struggling to stay on top, as a Law Society conference heard last week.
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NewsNews focus: Crumbling courts - the malady lingers on
HMCTS is spending heavily to promote its £1bn courts modernisation programme but two parliamentary committees remain distinctly unimpressed by progress to date.
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NewsNews focus: Compliance officer conference highlights regulatory burden
The Solicitors Regulation Authority briefs law firms’ compliance officers about how to comply with the latest regulations on topics ranging from cybercrime to sexual harassment.
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NewsNews focus: Halfway house in digital drive
Plagued by a chronic lack of investment and beset by unwanted costs inherent in an outmoded system, Land Registry hopes to turn a corner in customer care with the launch of its digital strategy
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NewsNews focus: Making Welsh law more accessible
Ahead of Thursday’s landmark report from the Commission on Justice, speakers at this year’s Legal Wales conference hailed a ‘generational’ opportunity to simplify a mountain of legislation.
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NewsNews focus: Access to justice empty-chaired at Conservative conference
Senior Tories talked tough on crime at the party conference while emphasising their respect for the judiciary after the prorogation judgment. But all anyone really wanted to discuss was Brexit
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NewsNews focus: Justice at core of Labour’s election manifesto
Free legal training for 200 social welfare lawyers will be complemented by £20m in funding for a network of ‘people’s law centres’.
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NewsNews focus: Thinking positive on race
Leigh Day is attempting to fill a demographic void by advertising for black applicants, renewing debate about how positive discrimination can boost diversity in the legal profession
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NewsNews focus: Signature moves
Law Commission confirms electronic signatures are valid and admissible as evidence in proceedings, while backing Law Society warning on lasting powers of attorney.
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NewsNews focus: Charity case
With income down amid waning interest, this is a worrying time for SBA – the Solicitors’ Charity. But the organisation’s new CEO remains convinced the organisation still has plenty to offer.
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NewsNews focus: Less than zero chills insurers
Insurers are predictably disgruntled after the lord chancellor failed to deliver the personal injury discount rate they were expecting. Solicitors are divided too, so who are the real winners?
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NewsNews focus: A profession without equal?
At an international symposium hosted by the Law Society, City leaders, senior politicians, activists and clients debated how to close the gender gap in the top echelons of the legal profession
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NewsNews focus: Suspicious minds
Enforcement agencies are bombarded by thousands of worthless suspicious activity reports. But advisers hoping the Law Commission would suggest sweeping changes have been disappointed
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NewsNews focus: Inexpert evidence
Eight defendants were recently acquitted after the prosecution’s expert witness was discredited. Was this a one-off or does it point to a wider problem of experts lacking the necessary credentials?
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NewsNews focus: Data dangers?
A Harm Assessment Risk Tool used by the police to cut reoffending rates is at the heart of an increasingly heated debate surrounding the role of algorithms in the criminal justice system.