All News articles – Page 483
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NewsDo as we say, not as we do
Our regulator never tires of lecturing solicitors on matters of transparency, but perhaps it could attend to the beam in its own eye.
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NewsProfession urges rethink over early disclosure scheme
Practitioners 'simply cannot take on even more unpaid work', Law Society president says.
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NewsMining company quizzed in City negligence claim
Commercial court hears that ENRC had been warned of Serious Fraud Office involvement before Dechert was instructed.
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News‘Bleak’ picture of massive PII premiums set to remain for now
Broker says increasing costs will be experienced even by those firms which are claim-free.
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NewsChambers defrauded by senior clerk forced to sell premises
Around £130,000 was reported to have been taken from Great James Street Chambers’ account.
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NewsLawyers secure hospital U-turn on maternity ward visits
Pre-action letter said ban was unlawful and went against government guidance.
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NewsProbate service hit by ‘second wave’
Solicitors claim figures published by HMCTS do not reflect reality of using the service.
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NewsNews focus: Confusion reigns over whiplash portal
As the news media trumpet the government’s dubious line that PI reforms will cut motor premiums, injured people must grapple with a complex and confusing system for compensation claims
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NewsNewborn care report sparks judicial response
Study by Nuffield Family Justice Observatory finds that urgent hearings involving newborn babies are on the rise.
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NewsFirms are boosted by online reviews, claims SRA
Regulator’s pilot scheme has secured 70 firms to sign up to greater engagement with review and comparison websites.
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NewsFraudsters will ‘evolve’ after whiplash reforms says insurance lawyer
Fraud expert says there remains plenty of scope for people to make exaggerated claims.
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NewsLSB chides chambers for ignoring pupil applicants
'Replying by silence' could undermine diversity, inclusion and transparency, says super-regulator.
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News'Hidden heroes': Buckland thanks court staff for Covid efforts
Lord chancellor praises lawyers for 'the fortitude they have shown and the dedication to justice they have demonstrated'.
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NewsPI claims to soar as e-scooters legalised on London streets
Six London boroughs will trial rental electric scooters, with more areas expected to join the scheme.
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NewsHale quits Hong Kong judicial post
Decision is ‘not a comment on what’s going on there’, former Supreme Court president insists.
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NewsMore CPD hours a ‘blunt instrument’ for ensuring high standards
New report commissioned by the LSB says there is greater scope for lawyer self-assessment.
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NewsAsylum seekers win army barracks challenge
Government faces further legal challenge over continued use of Napier barracks.
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NewsTribunal judges annoyed by technology faults in remote hearings
New survey finds there has also been confusion caused by multiple pieces of guidance.