All News articles – Page 826
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NewsSRA fears tax lawyers could be ensnared by revised rules
Regulator concerned solicitors may still be facilitating aggressive tax avoidance schemes.
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NewsAviva slapped down over its need for speed
Insurance heavyweight Aviva has never been afraid to put the boot into what it calls the ‘aggressive and sustained’ marketing campaigns of claims companies. So it may offer claimant lawyers a little Schadenfreude to learn the insurer is in hot water itself over one particular bit of advertising. Aviva’s campaign ...
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NewsFlight delay claims first for self-executing contracts
Insurer AXA says Bitcoin-type technology will make insurance claims decisions.
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NewsEight weeks pay for former KWM staff
Firm failed to carry out formal redundancy consultation, employment tribunal rules.
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NewsA popular cease and desist? Stranger Things have happened
Almost by definition, ’cease and desist’ letters from multinational corporations rarely reveal a sense of humour. So kudos to media giant Netflix for its passive aggressive note to the owners of a pop-up bar in Chicago. The bar is a tribute to the Netflix show Stranger Things, a horror drama ...
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NewsWatchstone fights Slater and Gordon claims armed with £3.5m
Watchstone continues to state its determination to fight £600m claims.
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NewsPre-prepared information could tackle leasehold abuse - Society
Chancery Lane highlights non-legislative measures to improve homebuying transparency.
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NewsCommonhold 'could be the solution to leasehold abuse'
Conveyancing Association says commonhold has not taken off because of builders and lenders.
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NewsCourts service stretched 'to the limit', admits HMCTS chief
Susan Acland-Hood vows to listen more to the public and professionals about how the system can be improved.
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NewsNHS to rectify reporting mistakes costing millions
Lessons are not being learned from claims over serious brain injuries at birth.
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NewsLabour opens legal aid offensive ahead of party conference
Ministry of Justice is quizzed on impact of reforms and details of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act review.
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NewsTop City silk wins unprecedented apology from regulator
Bar Standards Board regrets errors and delay in dismissing allegations against Khawar Qureshi QC.
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NewsUniversal jurisdiction to be tested in Qatari torture case
Three Qatari men who allege they were captured and tortured in UAE to seek justice in Britain.
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NewsE-filing scheme held up but HMCTS denies any data security risk
Reforms to systems at Manchester court put on hold due to concerns from users.
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NewsBrexit: UK seeks to preserve data exchange and European arrest warrant
Government says current arrangements with non-member states are not the right starting point for a future UK-EU partnership.
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NewsLegal Wales: Pro vice-chancellor calls for 'decolonisation' of Welsh law schools
Differentiation from England 'essential' if Wales is to attract legal talent to confident emerging jurisdiction.
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NewsHogan Lovells to lose 90 London staff as jobs relocate
Consultation began today with London staff who are affected and whose roles are likely to move.