All News articles – Page 1134
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NewsDWF opens first office outside British Isles
Dubai presence will help support clients in MENA region.
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NewsSRA wins plaudits for complaints-handling
Auditor says fall in complaints about the regulator is ‘likely’ to reflect better performance.
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NewsBarristers offered ‘payment plan’ for clients
Bar Council says tie-up with credit broker will give barristers ‘peace of mind’.
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NewsPeers call for rethink on legal aid for extradition
House of Lords committee also recommends duty solicitor accreditation through ‘ticketing’ system.
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NewsSRA announcement ‘unsettles’ junior lawyers
Regulator to withdraw from voluntary code on good practice for trainee recruitment from end of March 2015.
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NewsDefault judgments soar as defences plummet
Number of judgments in civil courts rises by a quarter.
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NewsBuckland hails class act
Solicitor general visited a west London school to learn about a scheme to give young people a better understanding of the law.
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Record activity at EU court
The Court of Justice of the European Union heard 719 cases in 2014, the busiest year in the court’s history.
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NewsSRA warns of ‘Friday afternoon fraud’ risk
Regulator continues to get regular reports of scammers stealing from firms despite repeated warnings not to disclose sensitive details.
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NewsWin tickets for Twelve Angry Men
Writer of best one-liner involving a mistranslation of famous ‘Magna Carta’ line will be going to Salford.
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Three new Law Society Excellence awards
Three new categories – of human rights, technology and private client practice – are included in the lineup for the Law Society Excellence Awards 2015.
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Corporate human rights crime bid
Corporations as well as people and states should be liable for prosecution in the International Criminal Court for abusing human rights, study recommends.
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Judicial mentoring unveiled to boost diversity
Aims to address the under-representation of women and minority ethnic lawyers in the judiciary.
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Ex-Freshfields lawyers start litigation boutique
Dispute resolution lawyers from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Russian office have left the magic circle firm to open litigation boutique Kulkov, Kolotilov & Partners.
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Inspector calls for CPS
Barrister Kevin McGinty, deputy legal secretary of the Attorney General’s Office, has been named preferred candidate for chief inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service.
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NewsRush to file claims as civil court levy kicks in
Fee changes were brought into force just seven weeks after they were announced, despite widespread opposition.
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NewsCompanies warned of compliance risks
More than half of CCOs do not feel their compliance department is sufficiently integrated into corporate decision-making and strategy.