All News articles – Page 602
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NewsMoJ to consult on legal aid means test next summer
Department conducting 'complex' review as Labour MP Jess Phillips calls for blanket availability in domestic abuse cases.
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NewsEighty years on, a poignant reminder
Official report card of Clifford-Turner partner’s flying accident highlights a very different Britain.
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NewsStudents flock to law as profession gets more diverse
Law Society’s latest Annual Statistics Report finds nearly a sixth of solicitors now come from BAME backgrounds.
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NewsTrickster painted into a corner
19th century 'spiritualist' met her match in the form of great New York criminal lawyer ‘Big Bill’ Howe.
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NewsRoving Tories Buck the trend
Lord chancellor opted for a pre-recorded message when unable to attend his Conservative conference key note speech in person.
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NewsTake it to the Bridge rock the world
Howard Kennedy band performed ‘Proud Mary’ at the IBA in Korea.
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NewsFlexible court hours pilot to cost £1.3m
HMCTS confirms total estimated spend for controversial project after the Gazette submitted a freedom of information request.
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NewsBeckwith: Freshfields partner resigns as SDT fines him £35,000
Ryan Beckwith was accused of sexual misconduct involving a junior female colleague.
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News‘She was not too drunk to decide’: Beckwith denies taking advantage
Freshfields partner says he would never contemplate abusing his position as high-profile tribunal case continues.
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NewsProtesters are ‘spoiling for a crackdown’ claims Hong Kong QC
Pro-Beijing lawyers say the region's government had suffered an ‘unfair coordinated media attack’.
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NewsFreshfields' Beckwith: I didn't kiss colleague after boozy firm outing
Hearing continues into allegations of misconduct against married magic circle partner.
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NewsBAILII and MoJ clash over case law rights
Charity that publishes most widely used free resource of online case law said ‘no one can download judgments without our permission’.
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NewsNews focus: Access to justice empty-chaired at Conservative conference
Senior Tories talked tough on crime at the party conference while emphasising their respect for the judiciary after the prorogation judgment. But all anyone really wanted to discuss was Brexit
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NewsMerricks v Mastercard: £14bn appeal to be heard by Supreme Court
Walter Merricks CBE has brought claim on behalf of 46 million Mastercard customers in case worth £14bn.
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NewsAttorney general: US-style Supreme Court not in UK’s interests
Geoffrey Cox rules out any likelihood of politicians being actively involved with appointments to the court.
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News'Wheels came off' for Person A after incident with Freshfields colleague, SDT told
Former flatmate gives evidence on fourth day of hearing in case against magic circle partner Ryan Beckwith.
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NewsLegal privilege stays even when client has disappeared, appeal court rules
Global firm Dentons sees off bid for disclosure of client documents.
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NewsSuspension for solicitor who sexually harassed junior colleague
SDT says it would be disproportionate to strike Sunderland practitioner off the roll.
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NewsSRA prepares for more active role in tech regulation
Regulator to consult on its involvement with legal technology sector over the next four years.
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NewsJackson: DBA regulation could be on the brink of change
Architect of the civil costs regime says he is ‘cautiously optimistic’ that the MoJ will accept proposed reforms.