All News articles – Page 933
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NewsPM ‘hopeful’ over legal aid for Birmingham pub bombings victims’ families
Labour MP Andy Burnham asked Theresa May to intervene ahead of a fresh inquest.
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NewsFirms will not be forced to publish prices at this stage: SRA
Regulator wants practices to consider what pricing information they could publish on their own websites and in SRA’s digital register.
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NewsMandatory child abuse reporting ‘not the right solution’, Society warns
Chancery Lane says family courts will struggle with increased caseload.
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NewsCourt staff lament service decline as cuts bite
More than two-thirds of HMCTS employees surveyed by the TUC said the last round of court closures had a negative impact.
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NewsHigh Court rejects attempt to end case over ‘wrong’ court fee payment
Claim thrown out in case surrounding alleged incorrect court fees.
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NewsVos to head Chancery Division
Sir Geoffrey Vos succeeds Sir Terence Etherton, who has become master of the rolls.
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News‘There was no money’: MoJ called in consultants to help control spending
Permanent secretary indicates to MPs that fee hikes affected case volumes, amid suggestions that SMEs have been priced out of the courts.
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NewsCourt closures set for completion by September 2017
Ministry of Justice expecting to raise £41m from disposal of 86 courts and tribunals.
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NewsMagistrates need support strategy, MPs tell MoJ
CPD for magistrates? Justice committee calls for an ‘overarching strategy’ for magistracy.
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NewsMPs to lobby Truss direct on whiplash reform
Conservative MP will be joined by colleagues at meeting with justice secretary.
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NewsFor geeks everywhere – law tech ‘disrupters’ gather at landmark London event
‘First lawtech startup conference in the world’ arrives in capital with launch of a ‘family’ space for innovators.
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NewsAgency rethink on legal aid contracts ‘embarrassment’ clause
LAA concedes it must not rely on clause in contracts to ‘stifle criticism’ of government.
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NewsIP pro bono scheme launched
Programme will give free intellectual property advice to those who cannot ‘reasonably afford’ it.
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NewsGovernment to keep AML ‘consent’ defence
Vital protection for solicitors who report suspicious activity will remain, following Law Society lobbying.
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NewsABI data ‘shows insurers saving billions in claims costs’
Ongoing debate about whiplash reform continues with fresh salvo from claimant firm.
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NewsSolicitors ‘crucial’ to charitable bequests
Half of public think solicitors have a ‘duty’ to raise option of giving to charity in wills.
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NewsMoJ backs home support for vulnerable witnesses
Citizens Advice is expected to complete national rollout this month.
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NewsClin neg fixed costs limit set to be £25k
Department of Health appears to have climbed down from proposal to fix costs for claims up to £250,000.