News – Page 206
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NewsLeading judges in damning attack on civil aid cuts
Worthy cases dropped and vulnerable litigants left to fend for themselves, judiciary reports.
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NewsHigh Court grants JR on immunity of ‘torture’ prince
A review of the DPP’s decision to grant the king of Bahrain’s son immunity over torture allegations will go ahead later this year.
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NewsMoJ official hints at PI inducements ban
Government has ‘different view’ to the SRA, which has ruled out the move.
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NewsVHCC appeal allows Grayling’s intervention
Financial Conduct Authority argues that stay in case hit by VHCC protest should be reversed.
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News‘Right to be forgotten’ ruling alarms web
Court of Justice of the European Union upholds complaint against Google for links published by Spanish newspaper.
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NewsLitigants told to justify issuing cases in capital
Sir Terence Etherton, chancellor of the High Court, says he wants to ensure most cases around the country are heard in local courts.
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NewsScots trainee pay rise
Law Society of Scotland agreed to increase recommended pay for the first time in two years.
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NewsFar-reaching reforms to ease red tape burden
Most changes are expected to be in place by 1 October.
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NewsGrayling urged to end CCTV evidence anomaly
The Law Society has called for fee regulations to be updated to cover payment for viewing CCTV evidence.
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NewsLitigants in person make life ‘infinitely more difficult’
Lady Justice Black says local authorities must provide extra bundles to make up for shortfall.
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NewsSRA targets £200k saving through report removal
Regulator is set to remove the mandatory requirement that firms must submit an annual accountant’s report.
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NewsLord chief justice ‘troubled’ by Pistorius TV trial
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd seeks ‘evidence-based assessment of what’s happened elsewhere'.
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NewsSRA ready to slash minimum compulsory PII cover
The regulator will reduce the level of mandatory insurance cover from £2m to £500,000.
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NewsCriminal bar needs urgent reappraisal – Grayling reviewer
Sir Bill Jeffrey suggests graduate lawyers obtain their early experience in law firms and join a smaller, specialist criminal bar later.
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NewsSRA drops plan to ban unrated PII insurers
Decision announced as part of a wide-ranging review of regulation of solicitors.
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NewsFixed fee whiplash reports proposed
Justice minister Lord Faulks set out the proposed fees and a new protocol for RTA claims as part of a letter to key stakeholders.
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NewsContracts placed for Rolls Building IT
Thomson Reuters has signed a contract to install new technology by the end of 2015.
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NewsTougher sentences for banned drivers who kill
Disqualified drivers who cause death will face up to 10 years in prison, up from two.
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NewsJackson anxiety will be short-lived – Ramsey
Judge in charge of implementing reforms says Mitchell ruling has made firms ‘much more nervous’.
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NewsCuts will not damage family justice, says Munby
Law Society has warned that reforms in the sector will be undermined by legal aid cuts.