All News articles – Page 26
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NewsAppeal court to rule on funding agreements as post-PACCAR stays are lifted
Judges lift stay on appeals that were put on hold awaiting legislation to resolve PACCAR issues.
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NewsSolicitors Act ‘a relic’, says Court of Appeal judge
Court of Appeal’s costs expert says Solicitors Act needs replacing to adapt to modern litigation.
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NewsMPs demand timetable for cohabitation reform
Justice committee wants to know when Labour will implement manifesto pledge to protect women in cohabiting relationships.
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NewsWatchdog entitled to dismiss complaint against Court of Appeal judges
A judge will often need to make findings that are ‘unwelcome or even offensive to parties’ but judicial independence must be safeguarded.
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NewsWelfare benefits decision prompts firm to drop legal aid JR
Lawyers will be able to claim total costs at hourly rates when costs exceed three times the £208 fixed fee.
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NewsFour more firms hit with SRA fines for AML failings
Fines issued as new research shows smaller practices more likely to get an SRA visit.
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NewsIn depth: Green light for international convention on safeguarding lawyers
As last month’s Day of the Endangered Lawyer highlighted oppression in Belarus, the Council of Europe discussed a ‘raft of protections’ for lawyers, embodied in a unique draft convention.
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NewsMoJ finds £12.5m to expand 'less adversarial' family court pilot
Government data shows cases are being resolved 11 weeks more quickly in pilot areas and case backlog has halved.
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NewsPrivate equity house adds £20m firm to its roster
Fifth acquisition of a regional firm will take PE-backed group’s turnover past £100m.
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NewsExclusive: Pre-tax profits dip at Freshfields as revenue surges
Magic circle outfit no longer publishes details of its trading performance, but the firm’s statutory accounts also reveal an 18% rise in income.
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News‘Disordered and chaotic’ remedies hearing adjourned over procedural breaches
Recorder Chandler KC, sitting in the family court, said procedural rule breaches are ‘so significant’ he has ‘no option but to adjourn’.
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NewsIn depth: Are defence lawyers rushing too readily to 'fundamental dishonesty' allegations?
Claimant lawyers say accusations of fundamental dishonesty are being used as a tactic to bully clients, with few consequences if they fail. A solution to strike the right balance could be found in costs.
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NewsPhone malfunctions helped kill start-up law firm
Firm was bought over the Christmas period in a deal worth up to £50,000.
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NewsHigh Court orders compulsory mediation despite defendant objections
Trade mark dispute ruling may be the first time the court has used new powers under amended Civil Procedure Rules.
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NewsThree solicitors among honorary KCs
Honorary silk is awarded to those who have made a major contribution to the law outside practice in the courts.
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NewsRosenblatt redux rescues 40 staff as RBG sinks
Experienced executive team appointed as Ian Rosenblatt hails rebirth of firm he founded in 1989 as an independent practice.
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NewsIBA leads tributes to former president Michael Reynolds
Allen & Overy antitrust specialist was 'a towering figure in the legal profession'.
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NewsLandmark neurodivergence guidance for family lawyers
Sir Andrew McFarlane says failure to recognise and accommodate neurodivergence results in unequal access to justice.
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NewsSolicitors encourage late guilty pleas to earn more, bar tells Leveson review
Criminal Bar Association says fees for cracked and effective trials should be more closely aligned to destroy 'perverse incentive'.
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News‘Excessive and perverse’ £10,000 tribunal award cut on appeal
Employment Appeal Tribunal finds ‘limited scope of unlawful behaviour’ meant compensation awarded should be reduced by 80%.