All News articles – Page 329
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NewsCriminal legal aid sector ‘will disappear’, MPs hear
‘If there’s one flaw in the package, then the whole package is flawed,’ Society president tells justice committee.
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News'Resist prolixity' from lawyers, Vos tells judges
Courts should not ‘reward incompetence' by allowing lawyers to charge for long documents, says master of the rolls.
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NewsInce’s takeover of Arden approved by High Court
High Court hears deal agreed ‘at a premium and it became a deal at a discount’.
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NewsKeen: 'Role of the lord chancellor has diminished'
Former justice minister and advocate general of Scotland gives evidence to Lords inquiry.
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NewsSlater and Gordon denies bullying costs recovery lawyers
Appeal from national firm begins in High Court as it attempts to prevent former clients from bringing claims.
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NewsLawyer-bashing has a new target
Investigative journalists line up to pour scorn on 'one-stop oligarch shops'.
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NewsFirm promotions: Five new partners at Foot Anstey
John Catchpole, Rebecca Kibby, Mark Li, Adam McKenna and Christian Silk join the firm's partnership next month.
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NewsBar left reeling from malicious cyber attack
General Council of the Bar latest part of the legal profession to fall victim to hackers.
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NewsServices firms line up to tackle crypto fraud
Triage system will assess claims for access to £50m litigation funding warchest.
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News£1bn courts repair bill is threat to justice system, MPs report
Unavailable crumbling courtrooms and staff shortages reduce capacity to deal with backlog.
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NewsRelief as government drops 'remedy presumption' from JR bill
Law Society welcomes decision to remove requirement that would have 'severely curtailed' judicial discretion.
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NewsWard Hadaway blackmailed after cyber attack
Top-100 firm held to ransom for up to $6m (£4.75m) in bitcoin, High Court hears.
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NewsSRA granted access to more Post Office documents
Regulator is now a core participant in inquiry as BBC Panorama broadcasts revelations about the role of lawyers.
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NewsLegal aid barriers remain for people with 'trapped capital' - research
Public law specialists say low-income homeowners are still struggling to access legal aid following important High Court win.
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NewsA&O announces bumper promotion round
Elevation of 39 to partnership ‘demonstrates continuing growth ambitions’.
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NewsDefence counsel backs ‘naming and shaming’ oligarch solicitors
War in Ukraine a ‘generational moment’ says media lawyer Adelaide Lopez - who is 'pessimistic' about effective SRA regulation.
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NewsFirm hire: Private client specialist joins Bellevue Law
Harriet Atkinson will help launch the law firm's probate and estate administration service.
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News'We have to fight': legal aid providers could decline work
Solicitors urged to tell representative bodies and practitioner groups what action they are prepared to take.
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NewsEversheds ‘completes transition of Russian operations’
International firm’s Russia team sets up new practice called Birch Legal.
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NewsDPP says ‘shrunk font’ suggestion is ‘inaccurate’
Max Hill QC says ‘neither CPS policy nor practice’ to shrink font to cut costs by lowering page count.