All News articles – Page 355
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NewsLet juniors conduct more advocacy, Commercial Court says
The Commercial Court ‘encourages oral advocacy to be undertaken by junior advocates’, it says in its latest guide.
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NewsCriminal firm’s administration extended as £5.4m debts revealed
Former employees of One Legal had opposed application to extend administration to 2023.
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NewsFirm hires: Private client and contentious probate appointments at Wright Hassall
Danielle Pawson, Maya Elci, Gaitri Majitha, Deborah Beal and Katie Deakin all join the Midlands law firm.
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NewsMagistrate 'accidentally' breached coronavirus restrictions
Lindsay Dalby, of the Coventry and Warwickshire bench, given formal advice after getting fixed penalty notice.
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NewsStrikes not ‘extraordinary circumstances’ for cancelled flights, CoA rules
Strikes over pay or conditions will not generally involve ‘extraordinary circumstances’, Court of Appeal rules.
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News'Levelling up' to involve upfront information for homebuyers
Government says it will legislate if necessary to improve the conveyancing process.
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NewsConvicted attacker may claim negligence - despite dishonesty
Fundamental dishonesty defence does not apply to man convicted of attempted murder, judge rules.
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NewsMishcon accused of ‘turning a blind eye’ to £3m of ‘potentially tainted’ cash
London firm faces a High Court claim for the return of £2.9m in payments made by a former client.
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NewsMediation convention 'aligns with UK's post-EU role'
Government consults on joining the Singapore Convention on Mediation.
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NewsLawyer’s extradition appeal error not attributable to client – Supreme Court
Distinction can be drawn between requested person’s actions and their lawyer on extradition appeals, Supreme Court rules.
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NewsLevelling up? MoJ to move 2,000 jobs out of London
Regional hubs will be created at seven different sites in England and Wales.
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NewsLegal advice centres could be piloted in hospitals
Justice minister confirms pilots in Manchester and Middlesbrough will begin later this year.
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NewsCMA struggling to hire M&A lawyers due to 'very hot' private sector
Andrea Coscelli tells MPs the Competition and Markets Authority is ‘constantly in a way fighting for talent’.
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NewsWaiting for Domo - the FoI request that’s hit the buffers
Has anyone seen the new lord chancellor in a court of law?
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NewsE-signatures can provide 'witness-level' security, working group concludes
Interim report calls on government to ensure that 'as many official documents as possible' can be executed electronically.
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NewsEx-City partner struck off for misleading High Court mounts appeal
Peter Gray says his strike off was based on findings which were ‘no longer supportable’ before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
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NewsHuman Rights Act consultation 'not a response to my report' - Gross
Sir Peter Gross QC tells justice committee his report and government document do not work together.
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NewsSRA diversity data reveals minimal progress on ethnicity
Proportion of black solicitors has remained at 2% since 2019.
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NewsSolicitors found not negligent after passing on counsel advice orally
Court dismisses claim from former clients who said JR case was ‘doomed from the outset’.
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NewsGood Law Project tries to revive PPE claim after service blunder
Legal campaign group says the High Court wrongly failed to take into account ‘the wider public interest issues arising in the case’.