All News articles – Page 660
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NewsDublin steps up 'centre of legal excellence' campaign
Legal sector chiefs attend to St Patrick’s Day events in US to promote Irish courts as a global forum.
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NewsCourt of Appeal rejects Iranian bank's secrecy plea
Production of documents in London Bank Mellat case should trump concerns as to Iranian law.
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NewsHMCTS needs Facebook status update
Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service’s Facebook page is lagging behind in comparison to its Twitter counterpart.
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NewsLawyers predict extension of bribery curbs to other economic crime
Bribery Act is ‘exemplary’, said House of Lords committee.
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NewsNever mind the b*ll*cks
Attorney general Geoffrey Cox QC MP managed to convey his view towards a tweet in a simple one-worded message.
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NewsRegulator defends ABS record fine for misleading letters
FindMyClaims.com’s £124,436 fine was equivalent to just 1% of annual turnover.
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NewsHijab protest lawyer gets 33 years after secret trial
According to rights campaigners, Nasrin Sotoudeh has been found guilty on seven charges.
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NewsPartnerships bounce back with 307 net additions in last year
A total of 4,594 lawyers became partners in 2017/18, the fourth consecutive year of growth.
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NewsLegal aid lawyers offered money to pilot flexible court hours
Early and late court sittings will be piloted for six months in Manchester and Brentford, west London.
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NewsSolicitors warned to expect extension of price transparency rules
Iain Miller says most firms have only done the bare minimum to comply - which could spur the SRA to further action.
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NewsForensics shortfalls and legal aid rates jeopardising trials
Forensic Science Regulator wants funding system changed to raise standards.
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NewsMovers round-up: 15 March 2019
Firm hires and promotions featured on the Gazette’s Movers page this week.
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NewsJunior lawyers plan new challenges over ‘super-exam’
Legal Services Board says it is expecting another application from Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsDWF shares edge up as law firm makes FTSE history
Share offering is the most ambitious yet in the legal sector.
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NewsLegal regulators outperforming accountancy on AML supervision
Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision finds that regulators have more to do.
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NewsUEA law school welcomes legal justice charity founder
Louise Shorter, founder of charity Inside Justice, joins the University of East Anglia’s law school as director of the Justice Project.
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NewsGovernment gets the ball rolling on criminal legal aid review
Ministry of Justice says it wants reforms to fairly pay for work done and limit perverse incentives.
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NewsNew probate controversy as MoJ dismisses 'tax' definition
Office for Budget responsibility says it expects new fees to be classified as a ’tax’.
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NewsCommonhold 'must earn market approval' to be viable leasehold alternative
Law Society is worried about the scale of immediate, radical change on the cards.