All News articles – Page 217
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NewsCivil court delays the 'worst on record'
At Dartford the wait now extends to a remarkable 829 days.
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NewsSRA ready to hold its own public disciplinary hearings
Regulator prepared to exercise power for cases where fines are below £25,000.
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NewsLawyers expose unlawful use of coercive powers by Home Office
Detention of two mothers and their children over NHS debts was 'humiliating and distressing'.
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NewsLaw firms open in Dublin as Unified Patent Court launches
One-stop shop for patent litigation excludes UK following Brexit.
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NewsSolicitor suggested scheme to client 'which amounted to benefit fraud'
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds solicitor’s actions caused ‘immense harm to the profession’.
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NewsMoJ confirms fixed costs uplift for vulnerable parties
Defendant lawyers had warned that addition could offer claimants unnecessary ‘windfall’.
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NewsLawyers line up to advise over Phillip Schofield affair
Television presenter apologised directly to his own lawyers for misleading them.
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NewsBan for veteran solicitor who blamed WFH for communication failure
Lesley Wilkinson did not tell her client their claim had been struck out.
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NewsFirm hires: Coupe Bradbury team joins Excello Law
National firm welcomes Chris Crawley, Matthew Scott, Katie McAlister, and Emma Mason.
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NewsCourt of Appeal clears up leasehold confusion
Law Commission identified 'conflicting' case law on right of shared ownership leaseholders to take control of building management.
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NewsNews focus: Employment law is changing fast
A Brexit bonfire of employment laws has been narrowly averted for now. But battle has been joined on the streets and in the courts over far-reaching new legislation designed to undermine and curtail strikes.
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NewsLaw Society hails free trade deals
Agreements with Australia and New Zealand will break down barriers for UK lawyers, says Chancery Lane.
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NewsSolicitor struck off after trying to hide SRA probe from co-director wife
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found Surrey solicitor of more than 20 years acted dishonestly.
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NewsScope of privilege raised in Mirror Group hacking case
Evidence from the solicitor was interrupted due to concerns about client privilege.
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NewsCourt disallows £25,000 claimed for instructing leading counsel
Defendant argued junior counsel was ‘more than qualified’ to conduct trial on her own.
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NewsCross-party parliamentary groups merge in the name of justice
Labour and Conservative MPs to chair new all-party parliamentary group.
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News'Robust' DWF says cost reductions set to save £15m a year
Shares climb as firm issues upbeat trading statement to London Stock Exchange.
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NewsSerco fined £2.25m after custody officer killed in court
The employee suffered brain injuries after being kicked twice by prisoner.
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NewsFirm hire: Browne Jacobson welcomes employment partner
Lee Ashwood joins the law firm in its Manchester office.
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NewsMan spared jail after six-year delay in case coming to court
Judge cites time waiting for court hearing as a reason for non-custodial sentence.