All News articles – Page 616
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NewsGovernment should pay postmasters' legal fees, say MPs
Most of the £57.75m group action settlement will go to lawyers not former Post Office workers, MPs claim.
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NewsHMCTS tells staff to help journalists cover court cases
Proactive and routine provision of court listing should now be standard, says HMCTS.
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NewsFirms merge to create £40m south-east ‘regional powerhouse’
Moore Barlow will begin trading on 1 May after partners agree merger.
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NewsFast-expanding Knights splashes £28.6m on two top-200 firms
Listed outfit has placed new shares with existing investors to raise a further £20m to fund purchases.
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NewsAlternative providers seize 4.4% of market - and are growing strongly
Research also shows US-based firms growing strongly in the UK.
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NewsLack of youth focus affecting casework quality - CPS inspectors
Crown Prosecution Service told to make youth work a nationwide priority.
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NewsConvicted client presses on with negligence claim against City solicitors
Businessman Philip Day, who was fined £400,000 by the Crown court, argues his negligence case should go to trial.
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News'Bold and ambitious' model for resolving housing disputes
Legal thinktank proposes inquisitorial service that does not involve hearings or parties' lawyers.
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NewsCoronavirus: Linklaters cancels partner event in Berlin
The magic circle firm says it will hold a ‘virtual meeting’ for partners instead.
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NewsGoing viral: pandemic leads to outbreak of legal press releases
Resourceful media managers find all manner of takes on the outbreak.
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NewsFirm hire: Nelsons welcomes new solicitor
Aaron Singh previously worked at the firm in 2017 as a paralegal.
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NewsDog eat dog? PI firm joins up with costs chaser
Manchester firm merges with firm specialising in recovering excessive deductions.
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NewsLord Reed denies judicial over-reach
President of the Supreme Court tells peers that judges are well aware of litigants misusing judicial review.
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NewsKnife ASBOs to be piloted in London
Courts will be able to impose civil orders on individuals as young as 12.
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NewsDirect Line takes £16.9m discount rate hit
Insurance giant also reveals that motor claims frequency fell in 2019.
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NewsDentons ordered to disclose documents relating to ex-client’s alleged fraud
'Fraud exception' applies to the otherwise privileged material, High Court finds.
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News'Astonishing breakthrough': Munby hails access to family justice data
Researchers will be able to access anonymised Cafcass cases through Swansea-based databank.
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NewsCreditor claims for collapsed Cubism creep toward £1.5m
Bank owed £550,000 by virtual firm told it will not recoup debts in full.
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NewsElectronically signed deeds are legal, lord chancellor confirms
Government to convene working party to consider video witnessing question.
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NewsConveyancing fraud gang jailed for diverting deposit monies
Investigators found group would steal log-in details for email accounts and dupe conveyancing clients.