News – Page 124
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NewsSupreme Court hears ‘unfair wills’ test case
Animal charities appeal daughter’s award over contested will.
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NewsJudge calls for LiP powers after court ‘bombarded’ with emails
Court of Appeal deals with case that has taken nine years and a multitude of applications.
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NewsWhiplash doctor sues for libel over insurer’s ‘guilty’ claim
Medic prepares legal challenge after Ageas released statement on court decision.
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News‘Unacceptable’ lack of representation for detainees
Charity Bail for Immigration Detainees says findings are at odds with British value of rule of law.
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NewsNew legal aid ‘advice deserts’ emerge
Legal Aid Agency has issued expressions of interest to provide housing and debt services in the north of England.
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Land con barrister disbarred for dishonesty
Philip Pawson, who had never practised, disbarred after dishonesty charge upheld.
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NewsSmall businesses call for overhaul of civil dispute process
Representative body proposes specialist commercial track in the county court – and ‘beefed up’ ADR.
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NewsGreater protection against ‘stranger stalking’
Home Office says new civil order should not replace criminal prosecutions when they are possible.
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NewsGovernment to announce decision on discount rate for PI damages
Confirmation comes after lawyers started a legal challenge to force action.
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NewsSRA intervenes in Bradford legal aid fraud practice
Reason to suspect dishonesty by Mohammed Ayub, convicted of conspiracy to defraud.
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NewsEmployment tribunals last in line for reform
Law Society welcomes proposals to reform ‘tangled’ system – but says fee reversal must be part of package.
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NewsLet graduates represent litigants in person – master of the rolls
Sir Terence Etherton says judges and the professions need to ‘think more creatively’ about improving access to justice.
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NewsTax advice penalties won't be retrospective, Treasury promises
Penalties for 'enablers' of disallowed tax schemes will be introduced in Finance Bill 2017.
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NewsMoJ proposes tougher sentences for dangerous drivers
Justice minister Sam Gyimah says there is public concern about punishments despite bespoke training for specialist prosecutors.
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News‘Article 50 in 50 seconds’ – video addresses ‘confusion’ over role of courts in Brexit
Law Society initiative follows media backlash in which High Court judges were branded ‘enemies of the people’.
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Sharia law’s appeal to Muslims is ‘diminishing’, poll suggests
Policy Exchange highlights change in attitude among younger British Muslims in particular.
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NewsReligious discrimination laws ‘working well’, says national equality body
EHRC rules out law change that would protect a Christian registrar who refused to perform a civil partnership ceremony.
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NewsMoD unveils plans to take military combat claims away from court
Minister says plans remove any possibility of enemy combatants claiming armed forces had taken insufficient care to avoid injuring them.
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NewsDefendant firm hails ‘significant’ fundamental dishonesty victory
CoA judgment opens way for insurers to use the defence to avoid court costs.
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NewsPrice collusion on Justin Bieber posters brings director disqualification legal landmark
Director banned for five years after pop music poster traders agreed not to undercut each other on Amazon.