News – Page 36
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NewsSolicitors seek urgent clarity over ongoing conveyancing work
Government spokesperson says buyers should delay moving home where possible.
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NewsListed Gateley cancels dividend as coronavirus hits
Law firm reassures the market it remains a resilient and well-balanced business.
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NewsLAA working 'as rapidly as possible' to pay legal aid firms
Legal Aid Agency relaxes requirements in updated Covid-19 guidance.
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News'Cut your overheads': Conveyancing firms face battle to survive Covid-19
Viewings set to dry up after estate agencies told they are not essential businesses under new lockdown rules.
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NewsCovid-19 lockdown: Supreme Court goes virtual
Cases and judgment hand-downs will continue via a web-based video conferencing system until further notice.
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News'We cannot wait any longer': criminal defence firm halts face-to-face contact
London practice will not be attending police station, prisons or court to protect staff and clients.
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NewsNo robot invasion: survey shows low levels of AI take-up
Lack of training data may hinder development of artificial intelligence in law.
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NewsCivil and family courts to go virtual by default - LCJ
Rules in both jurisdictions are 'flexible enough to enable telephone and video hearings of almost everything'.
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NewsFirst all-Skype trial tests crisis working at CoP
Court of Protection is being asked to decide whether a man in his seventies should have nutrition withdrawn.
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NewsCoronavirus: LAA promises to be flexible
Legal Aid Agency says it is exploring ways to reduce administrative and audit burdens.
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NewsCoronavirus: Law centres limit face-to-face advice
Centres say wellbeing of clients, staff and volunteers is important as services shift towards phone and email.
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NewsMBO practice in acquisition talks with three firms
Jackson Lees Group backed by lenders who want to ‘invest heavily’ in the legal sector.
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NewsComplaints body names consumer ex-chief as chair
Quango veteran Elisabeth Davies to take over from Wanda Goldwag next month.
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NewsJudge strikes out race claims from firm’s ‘vexatious’ ex-employee
Employment tribunal finds Shoosmiths has no case to answer from repeat claimant.
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NewsBudget 2020: 'No end to austerity' responds Chancery Lane
Legal profession reacts with scepticism to a raft of announcements by chancellor Rishi Sunak.
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NewsScheme steps in to protect solicitors covered by failed insurer
CBL Insurance Europe DAC was declared in default last month and is being liquidated.
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NewsAdministrators reveal details of criminal legal aid firm's demise
Documents filed for One Legal and 2016 acquisition Kaim Todner.
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NewsCoA advertising for full-time judicial assistants
Posts with salaries up to £38,373 on offer for entrants to the legal profession.
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NewsLaw centre hit by 'unrelenting' cuts closes
Brent Community Law Centre opened its doors nearly five decades ago.
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NewsHacking the law: Manchester's legal innovators join global initiative
Teams of lawyers and technologists around the world are this weekend developing digital ways to improve access to justice