All News articles – Page 587
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NewsInsurers back reform of limitation law for child abuse claims
Claimant lawyer accuses some defendants of seeking to 'weaponise' time limits.
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NewsHFW pledges commitment to Hong Kong and Chinese market
Nine lawyers, including one partner, have joined the firm’s Hong Kong office in a display of ‘confidence’ and ‘long-standing commitment’ to the greater Chinese market.
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NewsHeavyweight new college poised to shake up solicitor training
New entrant the College of Legal Practice aims to undercut market giants the University of Law and BPP by thousands of pounds.
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NewsSolicitors face 'incredibly short' deadline on new AML rules
SRA money laundering chief warns of new risk assessment inspections.
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NewsEAT rails against 'endless delays' of interim orders
Judge makes his own plea at the end of an appeal against striking out of claims.
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NewsHousing lawyers fear exclusion from dispute resolution process
Emergency meeting convened to discuss influential thinktank's latest project.
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NewsFraudbuster warns solicitors of dirty Chinese money
Chinese underground banking is world's most prevalent money-laundering threat, AML conference hears.
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NewsFamilies given tool to navigate 'legalistic' school exclusions process
Youth charity says children fighting for the right to an education are battling a system that should be supporting them.
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NewsFirm asks for partner investment after rise in operating expenses
Moore Blatch moves to all-equity partnership model and says the business will be more agile in future.
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NewsHearing adjourned for ex-City partner accused over 'untrue' billable hours claim
Five-day hearing involving ex-Taylor Wessing partner Tracey Ann Sheehan was due to begin yesterday.
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NewsFirm hire: Buckinghamshire firm welcomes new wills and probate head
Camilla Haggith-Khonje joins Lennons Solicitors.
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NewsSRA shelves immigration advice changes
Solicitors would have been able to operate from firms regulated by Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner.
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News‘Deplorable and terrible’: Bar warned of UK’s dwindling role on world stage
Philippe Sands QC tells conference the UK could find itself without a single international judge.
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NewsConservatives pledge to end ‘abuse’ of judicial review
Manifesto makes no spending commitments on legal aid or court reform.
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NewsSystem 'on its knees': bar publishes justice manifesto
Barristers urge next government to reverse cuts to legal aid, abolish ‘innocence tax’ and invest in court infrastructure.
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NewsKeen keens over purdah murder
The ban on government activity during pre-election purdah is a mixed blessing, according to Obiter’s favourite justice minister, Lord Keen of Elie QC. The upside, he told a City of London audience at the unveiling of the LawTech Delivery Panel’s statement on cryptoassets and smart contracts, is that ‘my officials ...
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NewsNew dawn for legal services as solicitors set free
Solicitors now subject to revised standards placing greater faith in their professional judgement.
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NewsNews focus: Crypto statement a ‘watershed’ for English law
LawTech panel’s statement on cryptoassets and smart contracts is a boost for innovators.
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NewsHighbrow clash of the heavyweights
A spat has erupted in the London Review of Books, an ordinarily genteel magazine for the highbrow keen to expand their (already voluminous) vocabularies.
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NewsLiP support unit shuts branches
Support Through Court confirms it is closing centres in Preston, Southampton, Bournemouth and west London.