All News articles – Page 173
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NewsSpecialist court for housing disputes ruled out
Government says it would be better to focus on existing processes to improve possession enforcement.
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NewsLawyers who stood to share up to £3.9bn referred to regulators as judge rules for Nigeria in $11bn oil fraud case
High Court judgment provides ‘opportunity to consider whether arbitration, which is of outstanding importance and value in the world, needs further attention’.
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NewsFirm's 'unrealistic' estimate of costs was inadequate, judge finds
Senior costs judge found firm’s estimate of costs in professional negligence claim was ‘hopelessly unrealistic’.
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NewsSecret barrister builds the brand
Prolific social media poster and author’s latest announcement includes a new ‘identity’.
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News'Widespread lack of awareness of law' in cases of environmental whistleblowing
Research follows the launch of charity Protect's environmental whistleblowing toolkit.
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NewsHousing bill needs legal aid investment to work - Society
Concerns over tenants' ability to enforce rights under Renters (Reform) Bill, which resumes its passage through parliament today.
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NewsAsset preservation order prompts call for litigation funding review
Case is the first to reach the High Court since the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in PACCAR cast doubt on the future of litigation funding.
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NewsCity firm fined for relying on Ukrainian lawyer for AML checks
Solicitors Regulation Authority says City firm missed a number of red flags on property transaction.
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NewsCity solicitor says racist word was 'difficult to put behind' him
Lawyer told the employment tribunal he was ‘hurt’ over racist comment by firm’s former chief executive.
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NewsWright on the money
Dr Craig Wright features in at least 17 High Court judgments over the past couple of years, generating work for specialists in everything from cryptography to defamation.
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NewsNews focus: 'FDAC works. Simple' - Celebrating problem-solving courts
Despite seemingly universal support for the work they do, pioneering family drug and alcohol courts face a constant battle for survival in the absence of long-term funding guarantees.
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NewsMoJ reveals all eight court sites with RAAC
Court in Doncaster the latest to be shut down over safety concerns.
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NewsFury at law centre's support for Gaza protest
Centre accused of 'taking the side of a group of murderous, misogynistic, and corrupt terrorists’.
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NewsAdaptable lawyers will thrive in an AI world, judge says
Costs lawyers conference hears AI has potential to massively reduce litigation costs.
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NewsBlind disability rights lawyer among latest Iran detainees
New York-based human rights group says Nasser Saragaran was unlawfully detained in effort to silence disability rights group.
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NewsIBA gauges lawyers' contribution to society
Study by management consultancy will perform comprehensive qualitative and quantitative assessment of socio-economic impact of profession.
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NewsJonathan Sumption, a significant monument
National Trust Council’s candidate election manifestos include one from the former Supreme Court justice.
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NewsNews focus: Takeaways from the SRA compliance officers conference
At 16, the Solicitors Regulation Authority is a very different body from the one that spent almost all its time dealing with ‘fingers in the till’.
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NewsFirm fails to block advertising of funder's winding up petition
Disbursement funder says it is owed £2.2m from South Wales firm over cavity wall insulation claims.
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News'Thick clients' comment was unprofessional, tribunal hears
Employment tribunal hears that City firm Rosenblatt's founder allegedly ‘mimicked’ a client in front of other members of staff.