All News articles – Page 356
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NewsLawtech chief signals new direction with funding boost
Next phase of LawtechUK initiative will focus on access to justice with £4m from MoJ.
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NewsCrown court backlog edges up further
Figures published by HM Courts & Tribunals Service show outstanding cases rising for third consecutive month.
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News‘Get-rich-quick’ scheme: ‘egregious’ Axiom fraud left investors with nothing
Timothy Schools, 61, branded ‘utterly dishonest man’ by Judge Martin Beddoe today.
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NewsAn actor’s insecurity
It’s the early 1960s and Michael Simmons has moved the City firm he acquired from Jonathan Sumption’s father to new premises in Blackfriars. The champagne corks pop but rapid growth also brings its headaches.
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NewsUS law firm profits hit by soaring wage costs as deals dip
Overheads are surging after falling to record lows at the height of the pandemic.
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NewsNew firm on a roll with parliament appointment
Boutique practice Bexley Beaumont is one of a select number of firms who are approved parliamentary agents.
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News‘Utterly dishonest’ Axiom fund solicitor jailed for fraud
Timothy Schools, 61, sentenced at Southwark Crown Court to 14 years in prison.
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NewsReforms of judicial discipline 'don't go far enough'
Support network for judges bemoans lack of independent review and anti-bullying code.
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NewsFirm raids rival for first ever ‘director of transformation’
Karen Peskett-Hall has been involved with bringing innovation to legal sector for more than a decade.
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NewsRights culture 'causing confusion and distress', says attorney general
Suella Braverman warns against 'the gold-plating of the protected characteristic of gender reassignment'.
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NewsClearance time for LPA applications doubles in five years
Ministry of Justice figures reveal drop in full-time equivalent permanent posts and increase in agency staff.
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NewsFirm hire: Employment partner joins Trowers & Hamlins
Trowers welcomes Vanessa James in London.
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NewsPEP tops £1m at CMS, stalls at Clyde & Co
International firm cites heavy investment and increasing number of partners as reasons for slight dip in partner profits.
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NewsMerger activity likely to rise after post lockdown lull
Deals put on the backburner as profits soared in the aftermath of the pandemic.
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NewsMoJ stands firm as 'uninterrupted' strike looms
Criminal barristers are being balloted on whether to maintain current action or escalate it from 5 September.
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NewsFreshfields secures 'largest-ever pro bono costs order'
Magic circle firm represented charity in settled judicial review against the MoJ.
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NewsAxiom fund solicitor faces prison after fraud conviction
Timothy Schools, 61, convicted on all five counts at Southwark Crown Court today.
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NewsOlympic stadium owners settle dispute with Allen & Overy
Dispute related to concession agreement drawn up with long-term tenant West Ham United.
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NewsGovernment urged to end 'legal limbo' for unmarried couples
Cross-party group of MPs backs opt-out cohabitation scheme recommended by Law Commission 15 years ago.
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NewsNews focus: A white-collar wave of mesothelioma claims
Asbestos-related cancer is now hitting white-collar workers, 10 years after the first wave of claims began to subside.