All News articles – Page 785
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NewsDamages in landmark trolling case for woman harassed for 12 years
Paul Curran created websites and social media accounts to harass Lindsey Goldrick Dean.
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Solicitors among new High Court judges - but gaps remain on the bench
Judicial Appointments Commission received 52 applications.
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NewsPay defence practitioners earlier to improve disclosure - attorney general
Jeremy Wright MP QC tells Commons justice select committee that the process should be frontloaded as part of a culture change.
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NewsRegime for challenging legal bills may need reform – judge
‘Byzantine’ Solicitors Act fails to give clarity to clients of law firms on precisely how and when they can query what they are charged.
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NewsIconic City court to boost capital
A £170m flagship court to deal with economic crime is to be constructed in central London.
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NewsFleeting memories of Pepys
Full marks to HM Courts & Tribunals Service for its sense of history in picking Salisbury Square.
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NewsNaked truth puts nudes in a mood
It’s rare that Obiter quotes legal advice from the British Naturism organisation.
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NewsThe secret’s out
The tiresome practice of setting up websites with addresses coincidentally resembling those of well-known brands shows no sign of dying out.
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NewsInsurer demands 'more backing' to battle dishonest claims
Ruling of fundamental dishonesty made only after case was appealed in the High Court.
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NewsSolicitor leaves roll after keeping client money for translation work
London lawyer sent invoices to housing clients then retained funds for her personal work.
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NewsTaxpayer on hook for £750m if MoJ loses judicial pensions case
Hefty potential bill is revealed in the Ministry of Justice's annual report and accounts for 2017/18, published yesterday.
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NewsFootball's coming home - to Southgate Solicitors
Any law firm worth its salt should be capitalising in some way on England’s unlikely progress in the World Cup. For north London outfit Southgate Solicitors, which shares a name with the team’s unassuming but popular manager Gareth of that ilk, things are much easier. Hasan Hadi ...
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NewsNew Society president Blacklaws to lead government Law Tech push
Christina Blacklaws yesterday took office as the fifth woman president of the Law Society of England and Wales, succeeding Joe Egan. Blacklaws’ accession coincides with her appointment by lord chancellor David Gauke as chair of a new panel of Law Tech industry professionals to accelerate the development and adoption of ...
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NewsManchester firm pledges £37k to save pioneering drug court
FDAC National Unit will close in September due to a lack of government support.