News – Page 134
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NewsLegal aid safety net applications soar
Legal Aid Agency granted just over half of the 424 applications for exceptional case funding received between April and June.
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News'Solicitor' warned over ‘meritless’ claim against two barristers
High Court judge refuses permission to refer barristers to bar regulator.
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NewsAnti-Brexit group wins right to disclose government’s legal defence
‘Difficult to see a justification’ for secrecy in light of principle of open justice, says judge.
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NewsMoJ told to comply with jailed drug baron’s kosher food FoI demands
Freedom of information tribunal tells department it ‘must have more information’ on kosher food policy.
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NewsPlan for ‘role-plays and grammar tests’ in single legal exam
SQE would be taken in two stages by apprentices, SRA chief says.
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NewsSociety: lifting reserved activity restrictions could threaten UK competitiveness
Chancery Lane was responding to additional questions from the Competition and Markets Authority on reserved legal activities.
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NewsLabour: human rights law should apply to troops abroad
Shadow justice secretary says party will challenge any move to exempt British forces from prosecutions.
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NewsTax raids to soar under ‘failure to prevent’ offence, predicts law firm
Pinsent Masons says there was a 28% increase in raids this year.
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NewsGovernment caps public sector payoffs
Exit payments will be capped at £95,000, which could affect some judges.
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NewsSenior judge warns on ‘salami-slicing’ of courts service
Sir Peter Gross laments ‘painful loss of knowledge’ arising from departure of senior managers – and forecasts more job cuts.
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NewsBriggs: online court will take the ‘A’ out of ‘ADR’
Lord Justice Briggs says mediation will become the cultural norm – and suggests £25k limit could be raised if his blueprint works.
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NewsIBA 2016: call for action over 'long arm' of US law
US's attitude to extra-territorial jurisdiction criticised in Washington.
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NewsCriminal bar chief targets ‘corruption’ of defence work
Francis FitzGibbon QC takes aim at 'incompetent' solicitor-advocates and says patience over planned reforms is wearing thin.
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NewsSRA will shut law firms over ‘dubious’ investment schemes
Firms warned over using banking services through client accounts.
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NewsLawyers can’t be compared to sewage workers, says Bar Council head
Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC critical of Legal Services Board proposals for single regulator of the legal sector.
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NewsJudge suggests ex-client could claim against defunct Blavo
Blavo & Co should have properly advised client before closing, tribunal hears.
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NewsEvidence mounts in the case for problem-solving courts
Five-year academic research shows significantly less family disruption for cases that go through pioneering London court.
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NewsUse correct grammar, BSB tells newly qualified barristers
Recommendation comes in revised version of competences for practitioners.
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NewsIBA 2016: ‘EU the sick man of Europe’
Former foreign secretary attacks ‘unhelpful belligerency’ in Brussels law following the Brexit vote.