All News articles – Page 2894

News
Change of policy -- the proposed arrangements for professional indemnity insurance, which will be put before the Law Society's Council for a decision in April

2000-02-24T00:00:00Z
News
Shimpan victims need inquiry -- the publicity surrounding Harold Shipman's murder convictions would have forced a judge to dismiss any new case -- but justice demands that further allegations are give

2000-02-24T00:00:00Z
News
Horror stories -- acting for notorious criminals often means dealing with press hysteria and disgust from the public

2000-02-24T00:00:00Z
News
Migratory instinct -- Government pressure, low levels of pay, and the activities of an unscrupulous minority of solicitors are driving immigration lawyers to abandon legal aid work

2000-02-24T00:00:00Z
News
Stop the local rot -- private practice pay and opportunities are bleeding local authorities dry of legal talent, but, the best value regime will offer council solicitors a brighter future

2000-02-17T00:00:00Z
News
Benchmarks -- ask the judges -- a panel of district judges answers your questions on civil procedure matters

2000-02-17T00:00:00Z
News
Success of conditional fees -- the Law Society remains unhappy about the abrupt withdrawal of legal aid for personal injury cases, but it wants conditional fee agreements to succeed

2000-02-17T00:00:00Z
News
Powers of attorney -- powers of attorney by joint proprietors following the Trustee Delegation Act 1999 -- Land Registry requirements

2000-02-17T00:00:00Z
News
Test of character -- a week after the government announced fu ll implementation of the Defamation Act 1996, we look at a series of efforts aimed at updating what has long been seen as an archaic syste

2000-02-17T00:00:00Z
News
On-line and over here -- the headline-making takeover of Time Warner by AOL is just one of a series of fast-moving developments that the Net giant's UK lawyers have had to master

2000-02-10T00:00:00Z
News
White coat defender -- the media sensation surrounding the Shipman murder trial did not hinder solicitor Ann Ball and her team from defending their client

2000-02-10T00:00:00Z
News
Benchmarks -- rules of engagement -- a look at the eleventh update to the Civil Procedure Rules amendments

2000-02-10T00:00:00Z
News
Cases stayed pending credit ruling -- consumer credit in conditional fee agreements and penalty interest under the Civil Procedure Rules

2000-02-10T00:00:00Z
News
Judging the issue -- a judicial appointments commission would help end the obsession with oral advocacy and open up the bench to all suitably qualified applicants

2000-02-10T00:00:00Z
News
Competitive edge -- last year, Law Society President Robert Sayer reignited the debate over fusion of the profession -- a look at the issue both here and abroad, where it has already happened

2000-02-10T00:00:00Z
News
Benchmarks -- how Woolf is working -- second of a two-part update on court rulings under the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

2000-02-10T00:00:00Z
News
Who is the probate client? And when should non-clients be given rule 15 information?

2000-02-10T00:00:00Z
News
System overload -- cases of stress at work are on the increase, but are often complex and difficult to prove

2000-02-03T00:00:00Z
News
Adding insult to injury -- the Court of Appeal should make it clear that its review of personal injury compensation levels will not be retrospective, in order to prevent a potential log-jam of cases

2000-02-03T00:00:00Z
News
Benchmarks -- how Woolf is working -- first of a two-part update on court rulings under the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

2000-02-03T00:00:00Z

All News articles – Page 2894

Change of policy -- the proposed arrangements for professional indemnity insurance, which will be put before the Law Society's Council for a decision in April

Shimpan victims need inquiry -- the publicity surrounding Harold Shipman's murder convictions would have forced a judge to dismiss any new case -- but justice demands that further allegations are give

Horror stories -- acting for notorious criminals often means dealing with press hysteria and disgust from the public

Migratory instinct -- Government pressure, low levels of pay, and the activities of an unscrupulous minority of solicitors are driving immigration lawyers to abandon legal aid work

Stop the local rot -- private practice pay and opportunities are bleeding local authorities dry of legal talent, but, the best value regime will offer council solicitors a brighter future

Benchmarks -- ask the judges -- a panel of district judges answers your questions on civil procedure matters

Success of conditional fees -- the Law Society remains unhappy about the abrupt withdrawal of legal aid for personal injury cases, but it wants conditional fee agreements to succeed

Powers of attorney -- powers of attorney by joint proprietors following the Trustee Delegation Act 1999 -- Land Registry requirements

Test of character -- a week after the government announced fu ll implementation of the Defamation Act 1996, we look at a series of efforts aimed at updating what has long been seen as an archaic syste

On-line and over here -- the headline-making takeover of Time Warner by AOL is just one of a series of fast-moving developments that the Net giant's UK lawyers have had to master

White coat defender -- the media sensation surrounding the Shipman murder trial did not hinder solicitor Ann Ball and her team from defending their client

Benchmarks -- rules of engagement -- a look at the eleventh update to the Civil Procedure Rules amendments

Cases stayed pending credit ruling -- consumer credit in conditional fee agreements and penalty interest under the Civil Procedure Rules

Judging the issue -- a judicial appointments commission would help end the obsession with oral advocacy and open up the bench to all suitably qualified applicants

Competitive edge -- last year, Law Society President Robert Sayer reignited the debate over fusion of the profession -- a look at the issue both here and abroad, where it has already happened

Benchmarks -- how Woolf is working -- second of a two-part update on court rulings under the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

Who is the probate client? And when should non-clients be given rule 15 information?

System overload -- cases of stress at work are on the increase, but are often complex and difficult to prove

Adding insult to injury -- the Court of Appeal should make it clear that its review of personal injury compensation levels will not be retrospective, in order to prevent a potential log-jam of cases

Benchmarks -- how Woolf is working -- first of a two-part update on court rulings under the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

Recommended services

Law Society Learning

Bookshop

Events

Online library