All News articles – Page 51
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NewsSolicitor sues former client over negative Google reviews
Former client ‘categorically’ denies writing the reviews which lawyer claims were intended to put people off instructing her firm.
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NewsDebt collection overhauled as research finds 6% of visits breach standards
Noticeable area in which the standards were least commonly met was acknowledging obvious vulnerability, researchers found.
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NewsData shows 1 in 4 people in the UK has a police record
Newly released Ministry of Justice data prompts calls for fairer system of checks for employment.
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NewsBudget 24: What solicitors should look out for
Chancellor to announce one-year settlement for government departments. Will the MoJ continue to be squeezed?
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NewsLords committee to question MoJ on court interpreting contracts
Peers expected to ask about service delivery, data, quality assurance and complaints process.
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NewsOnline legal advice service dropped by challenger bank after SRA opens probe
Zempler Bank confirms that the LawBite service is no longer available to its customers.
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NewsAxiom Ince: What the independent review recommends
Carson McDowell review into regulatory events leading up to SRA’s intervention into Axiom Ince culminates with four pages of recommendations.
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NewsSC dismisses claim that police were liable for 'interference' before fatal crash
Widow of a driver who died in a Buckinghamshire road accident said the police had discouraged a stranded motorist from warning other drivers.
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NewsAxiom Ince report: What the SRA knew - and what it failed to do
In its response, the SRA seizes on one sentence of praise in an 11-page summary. The rest details a catalogue of failures.
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NewsLeading tax barrister ‘charged with defrauding HMRC’
KC denies the offences and is ‘confident’ he has paid his taxes, according to reports.
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NewsAxiom Ince: SRA botched previous investigation
Forensic investigators were not required to check client account balances with bank, independent review reveals.
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NewsGo prosecute! CPS offers ‘launchpad’ for new lawyers
Crown Prosecution Service hopes its new initiative will help boost its in-house capacity and retain barristers.
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News'A lot in the report that we don’t agree with' - SRA statement in full
Regulator’s response to Legal Services Board’s review of events leading up to the intervention into Axiom Ince.
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News'LSB must insist the SRA puts its house in order': Law Society statement in full
Atkinson: 'A vivid picture of the SRA’s inadequate and ineffective handling of Axiom'.
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NewsAxiom Ince - SRA faces enforcement action
LSB finds regulator 'did not act adequately, effectively and efficiently' in 2023 collapse, causing 'significant consumer detriment'. The SRA disagrees.
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NewsIn depth: Court interpreters down tools again as Labour persists with outsourcing
The government has fuelled anger by tendering for new contracts. A Lords inquiry on translation services has further highlighted disquiet over low pay.
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News'Avoidable errors' costing conveyancers £19m, says Land Registry
Analysis based on £5 to fix a clerical error and £30 where third parties have to be chased.
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NewsTribunal dismisses bailiff's 'reasonable adjustments' claim over dog
Allegations of harassment related to disability were also dismissed.
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NewsCoA opens way to claims over hidden car finance commissions
Court of Appeal judges allow appeal in three cases which find lender is liable for the repayment of commission over lack of informed consent.
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NewsFormer City partner leads 'press justice' body
Reputation, privacy and media law discussed at Press Justice Project's first major conference.