News – Page 172
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NewsJackson: reforms a shock, but will work in time
Judge predicts the old regime of uncontrolled litigation costs will come to be seen as ‘absurd’.
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NewsBlake Lapthorn seals merger with Morgan Cole
Firms opt to expand as they respond to competition in the legal services market.
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NewsDire warnings on criminal justice as fee cuts bite
System 'at risk of collapse', says eminent practitioner.
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NewsBudget war on tax avoidance plans ‘will end in court’
Chancellor praised for attempt to clamp down on tax avoidance but analysts tell him there could be trouble ahead.
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NewsMore ‘days of action’ on legal aid
Criminal solicitors vote to stay out of court on 31 March and 1 April, but will not refuse new work.
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NewsSociety warns about new email scam
Firms have received scam emails purporting to come from the Law Society.
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NewsPractitioner groups poised to escalate legal aid protest
Meeting in Manchester will mull options including refusing to accept new cases from 20 March.
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News‘Out of control’ foreign divorce ‘squeezing out needy litigants’
High Court judge takes aim at ‘appalling’ litigation involving non-UK citizens.
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NewsPlan to block armed forces from human rights laws
Defence secretary said current cases involving the military are potentially hampering operations.
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NewsMinistry ticked off over barrister earnings claim
The UK Statistics Authority has criticised the MoJ over its use of ‘potentially misleading’ figures.
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NewsSociety: private practice gender pay gap widens
Women earn 30% less than men in private practice.
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NewsSolicitor and firm numbers holding up, SRA figures show
Rise in firm closures offset by new startups.
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NewsHertfordshire firm goes into liquidation
Meldrum Solicitors had three offices and employed 11 solicitors.
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NewsHigh Court disallows funding for homelessness cases
Homelessness cases do not fall within the remit of public law, said the court in post-LASPO ruling.
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NewsSupreme Court: PI claim not bound by agreed settlement
Joanne Dunhill had settled her case for £12,500 after she suffered a severe head injury in a collision with a motorcycle.
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NewsBerrymans looks north for Scottish merger
Combined firm will have a turnover of around £100m, with 170 partners and 1,550 employees.
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NewsRolls Building fear over Ukraine tension
The Russia-Ukraine conflict and merger of two Russian courts threatens the enforceability of English rulings, it is claimed.
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NewsNew SRA boss to review ‘burden of regulation’
Paul Philip acknowledges that many firms feel they are asked to do too much to comply with regulations.
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NewsWatchdog targets online divorce
Consumer panel will research the challenges created by a growing online marketplace.
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NewsNews focus: Commercial Court
A new report for the lord chief justice warns that the Commercial Court must look to its laurels if London is to maintain its status as the world’s top dispute resolution centre.