All News articles – Page 3
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NewsSQE cohort more diverse than working-age population, progress report finds
Study by Solicitors Regulation Authority finds Solicitors Qualifying Examination has been more successful than many of its critics claim.
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NewsRegulator eases practising rights rules amid post-Mazur delays
Practising rights entry rules relaxed as more groups join upcoming Court of Appeal proceedings.
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NewsSolicitor 'motivated by resentment' banned for deceiving friend
Property specialist had falsely messaged to say that sale of jointly owned property had not yet been completed.
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NewsCourt makes triple whammy ruling on key fixed costs disputes
Costs judge rules on the scope, timing and provisions of fixed recoverable costs regime.
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NewsMail fail: SDT dismisses allegation against third immigration sting solicitor
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds allegations not proved in latest prosecution setback for SRA.
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NewsPre-Mazur advice 'not always articulated with sufficient precision', LSB concludes
Super-regulator says professional bodies should have been working together to arrive at a shared position.
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NewsCourt upholds £50,000 ombudsman award to complaining clients
Judge says solicitor was not entitled to court-style disclosure in the ombudsman process.
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NewsConveyancers outraged by £50 fee to access Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
Solicitors acting for lenders in residential property transactions will have to pay £50 plus VAT from June to access handbook.
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NewsClaims firm fined £120,000 for sending millions of unsolicited texts
Barrage of text messages prompted 46,000 complaints from recipients.
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NewsOver a third of magistrates' hearings delayed or adjourned, report finds
More than 2,300 hearings in various London courts were observed by volunteer ‘courtwatchers’ over a five-month period.
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NewsExtending criminal contempt to foreign proceedings would open floodgates, BHP warns
Judgment reserved by the lady chief justice, Lord Justice Popplewell and Lord Justice Phillips in latest Mariana dam collapse litigation.
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NewsCall for anti-SLAPP law following SRA tribunal failures
Coalition urges prime minister to include provisions against abusive litigation in the next King’s speech.
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NewsHigh volume claims: SRA investigates 72 firms
Warning notice sets out what regulator expects firms to be telling no win, no fee clients.
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NewsHome ownership shake-up 'will have huge ramifications'
Draft bill would cap ground rents, end forfeiture and make it easier for leaseholders to switch to commonhold.
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NewsClaimant's bid 'to defer the inevitable' in legal fees fails in court
A former client accused by a law firm of a cynical attempt to get out of paying legal bills has lost his attempted High Court challenge. Source: Michael Cross In Biggar v Howard Kennedy costs judge Leonard ruled that claimant Alan Biggar, who faced charges of ...
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NewsFormer coroner struck off for downplaying rape allegation
Criminal allegations were not pursued but tribunal finds phone call to explain them was dishonest.
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NewsVictims' right-to-review scheme expands
Under the scheme, complainants can ask for an independent review before a final decision on dropping a case is made.
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NewsDefence solicitor jailed for sexually abusing 13-year-old girls
Police say Suleman Baig groomed two girls, offering them up to £100 for explicit photographs.
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NewsMissed promotions and stranded jobseekers: practitioners sitting in post-Mazur limbo
Practitioners tell the Gazette of feeling humiliated and demoralised by their diminished status - and how it is damaging their careers.
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NewsFirm hire: Real estate appointments at Addleshaw Goddard
Kirsty Black and Hannah Quarterman join the international law firm.