All News articles – Page 504
-
NewsBuckland: I'll quit if rule of law broken in 'unacceptable way'
Lord chancellor insists government will be able to resolve tensions arising from UK Internal Market Bill.
-
-
NewsNever mind the quality…
Legal Services Board last week urged consumers to shop nationally for the best deals on legal advice.
-
NewsWanna dance?
One team member at Forsters will be doing 100 minutes of ballet as part of the London Legal Walk 10xChallenge next month.
-
NewsCovid-hit law firms shed staff
Redundancy plans are revealed as lasting effect of the pandemic on solicitors and support staff becomes apparent.
-
NewsNews focus: 'Tide turning' for holiday illness claims
Holidaymakers who issue fraudulent sickness claims have sparked negative headlines, but a pivotal court ruling means that defendants will no longer have an ‘easy ride’ picking holes in expert evidence.
-
NewsAcrobat who was called to the bars
Jean Marie Jules Léotard created the art of the flying trapeze. You can’t get much further from the law than that.
-
NewsFirm fined £30k after charging clients to fund its loan repayments
More than 2,000 clients were charged an extra amount in loan repayment contributions.
-
NewsLords request that silent Buckland makes Brexit bill statement
Peers wants the lord chancellor to explain how he believes the legislation complies with international law.
-
NewsFirm hire: Constantine Law recruits new senior associate
Ami Amin is a criminal and regulatory investigations expert.
-
NewsNew figures show criminal court backlog has surged past 500,000
MoJ says outstanding caseload is now coming down, but problems remain in particular with the Crown court.
-
NewsThinktank backs smarter community sentences to cut reoffending
Report highlights successful initiatives in other jurisdictions ahead of sentencing white paper.
-
NewsGovernment law officers reject calls to quit over Brexit legislation
Lord Falconer accuses government of 'stinking hypocrisy' which damages the UK's reputation.
-
News'Undergraduate tosh': government outlines legal position on Brexit bill
Statement cites parliamentary sovereignty as justification for international breach.
-
NewsSolicitor avoids ban after blaming mistakes on ‘nightmare’ software
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds it does not need to stop Essex solicitor from practising.
-
NewsFifth of firms clamp down on client entertainment post #MeToo
City firms warns of sexual harassment taking place via email.
-
NewsDisclosure pilot creating ‘adversarial environment’, litigators fear
Seminar hears concerns about 'over engineering' bogging the system down.
-
NewsMoJ's judicial critic complains of 'improper and undue pressure'
Judge Keith Raynor claims he was pressurised to extend custody limit.
-
NewsBritish lawyer kicked off EU court
Eleanor Sharpston QC has already been replaced at the ECJ and may now take her case to the European Court of Human Rights.
-
NewsCivil liberties group campaigns to scrap Coronavirus Act
Liberty says parliament will shortly have an important opportunity to assert its concerns.