News – Page 133
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NewsCourts have become a ‘casino’, Conservative conference hears
MP and former deputy London mayor says defendants do not plead guilty because they know witnesses may not turn up.
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NewsJustice minister makes case for ADR
Mediation and arbitration to be ‘first recourse’ in dispute resolution - Sir Oliver Heald QC
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NewsBar Council head backs Truss call for greater diversity
Chantal-Aimee Doerries says justice system should ‘reflect society at large’.
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NewsECHR withdrawal ‘will do little to protect troops’, Grieve warns
Dominic Grieve says temporary derogation from European Convention on Human Rights is not a revolutionary step.
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NewsFirm shut down after owner jailed for child abuse images
Sole practitioner Richard Pietrowski of Guildford sentenced to 20 months.
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NewsLaw firms among worst ‘nest-egg builders’, research shows
Only builders are worse than solicitors, out of small businesses saving for contingencies.
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NewsLiz Truss: ‘we can do better’ on legal diversity
It ‘cannot be right’ that only one out of 12 Supreme Court justices is a woman, lord chancellor tells party conference.
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NewsOnline courts ‘need further thought’, legal year event hears
Proposals have not been fully thought through, technology lawyer says.
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NewsJustice secretary Liz Truss: prison reform ‘urgent’
Lord chancellor calls for new ideas to reduce reoffending and violence against prison staff.
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NewsMay pledges to end ‘industry of vexatious claims’ against forces
Defence secretary Michael Fallon says growing defence budget will be spent on equipment rather than lawyers’ fees.
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NewsOpen thread: May on ECHR withdrawal
The prime minister is today expected to announce plans to withdraw temporarily from parts of the European Convention on Human Rights. Let us know your thoughts.
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News£2m litigation funding costs can be recovered
Judge says principle of recovering ‘other costs’ should extend to costs of obtaining third-party legal funding.
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NewsBSB proposes training shake-up, including plans for new exam
New approach will be more ‘flexible and affordable’, regulator says.
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NewsNew HMCTS chief eyes ‘once in a generation’ opportunity
Susan Acland-Hood to take on role after summer departure of Natalie Ceeney.
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NewsBill of rights will eliminate ‘trivial’ claims – Faulks
Former justice minister says whole school of lawyers has been brought up in a rights culture.
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NewsMoJ ‘spending millions’ to cope with LiPs
Statistics published this week showed unrepresented parties reaching record levels at the family courts.
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IPO hints at extension of design infringement laws
IP crime report says reported instances of infringement have fallen.
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NewsWitness statements ‘more concerned with the weather’ – DJ
District judge spells out biggest improvement solicitors can make in litigation.
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NewsIT success stories show online court can work – Briggs
Lord Justice Briggs says recent examples of IT in the courts – the Crown court digital case system and Rolls Building e-filing – show what can be achieved.
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NewsLSB softens ‘prescriptive’ diversity approach
Consultation paper says some regulators have moved past 2011 guidance.