All News articles – Page 1262
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Residence test proposal ‘unlawful and unworkable’
Lawyers have warned that the proposed introduction of a residence test for civil legal aid is potentially ‘unlawful, discriminatory and unworkable’
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Taxation of partnerships and LLPs
HM Revenue & Customs has published its long-awaited consultation document on the taxation of partnerships and LLPs. It covers two aspects. Firstly there is the whole basis of taxation of LLP members whose terms resemble those of employees. Secondly there is the question of profit allocation where the partnership includes ...
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Jackson LJ to rule on his own reforms
Lord Justice Jackson is one of five High Court judges appointed to hear appeals arising from his costs reforms.
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Quarter of GCs lack resources to manage
As European in-house legal budgets rise across the board, a divide is opening up between departments that have sufficient resources to provide legal advice coverage, and those that do not. That is the conclusion of benchmarking research by Consero Group carried out among members of its European General Counsel Forum. ...
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Landmark judgment sets limit on religious freedoms
European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judges have rejected appeals lodged by three British Christians
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Society guidance to stave off flood risk
The Law Society has published a practice note to help conveyancers protect the owners of an estimated five million properties at risk of flooding.
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EU justice growth scheme under fire
The EU’s ‘Justice for Growth’ project,came in for criticism at last week’s plenary session of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) in Athens
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Surviving international legal encounters
I know that complaining about business travel to glamorous destinations is considered inverted snobbery. I have been in Athens and Zurich these last two weeks, first at a Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) Plenary Session and then at an IBA Bar Leaders Meeting. Why complain, you ...
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Threat to jobs at DWF
Job losses are expected at national firm DWF after it announced it is reviewing over 80 posts
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LSB relies on regulators to see off DBA ‘mis-selling’ fear
The Legal Services Board will not introduce specific guidance for damages-based agreements
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Lexcel divide could help cut PII premiums
The Law Society is considering expanding its Lexcel practice management standard scheme by creating separate quality marks for sectors such as private practice and in-house.
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UK urged not to opt out of criminal law initiatives
The government’s indecision over whether or not to opt in to more than 130 EU criminal law measures owes more to ‘political impetus’ than the desire to see good law,
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Criminal justice ignorance
‘I don’t believe that most people who find themselves in our criminal justice system are great connoisseurs of legal skills.’ The words of justice secretary Chris Grayling in his interview with the Gazette last week defending plans to remove the ability of suspects to choose their ...
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Government denies plan for ‘wholesale privatisation’ of courts
The Ministry of Justice has denied it has plans for the ‘wholesale privatisation’ of the courts service – despite extra pressure from the Treasury to reduce spending..
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Quindell strikes pioneering claims deal with Honda UK
Listed personal injury consolidator Quindell is to offer accident management services to all UK Honda customers.
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Having a choice of lawyers
The right to choose a lawyer is part of our accepted rights, yet threatened by the criminal legal aid proposals. How essential is that right? When you last needed a doctor, banker, priest, dentist or schoolteacher, what choice did you actually have? At best you probably had a limited choice ...
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Tell clients to donate more in wills, charities group urges
A charities group has called on solicitors to remind clients to consider leaving money to good causes in their will, after a trial scheme increased legacies left by £1m.
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Former partner loses six-year discrimination case
A six-year employment dispute involving a law firm is finally over
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Colombia lawyers ‘still persecuted’ - Caravana report
Assassinations, death threats, unlawful detention and other abuses of lawyers continue unchecked in Colombia