News – Page 207
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NewsMoJ rules out further reform of legal services regulation
‘No consensus on long-term vision,’ says justice minister Shailesh Vara.
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NewsLSB gives regulators power to select their own boards
Decision comes a day after clashes between the oversight regulator and representative bodies.
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NewsKeep up fight against EU transaction tax, says Society
European Court of Justice has thrown out a UK challenge to the measure.
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NewsJudicial review curbs under parliamentary fire
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has said the reforms are unjustified and undermine the rule of law.
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NewsLSB chair bows out with splenetic attack on legal ‘trade unions’
David Edmonds calls for single regulator, but the bar's Deech derides proposal for body ‘staffed by quango kings and queens in the pocket of government’.
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NewsPM’s brother calls for stay in case hit by protest
Alex Cameron appeared pro bono to argue that five defendants charged with fraud cannot receive a fair trial.
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NewsSRA set for insurance rethink
Regulator wants to counter the perception that it is ‘indifferent’ to small firms.
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NewsEnvironmental case to invoke EU convention
Residents are contesting a council’s decision to sign over green belt to QPR.
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Family court reforms criticised
Wide-ranging changes, including the introduction of compulsory mediation information sessions, were extended nationally last week.
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Rethink call over entity-based regulation
The Law Society has called for the SRA to rethink a proposal to exempt some foreign European firms.
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NewsSaatchi’s cancer treatment bill divides opinion
Former lord chief justice Lord Woolf writes in support of medical innovation bill, but concerns are raised across professions.
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NewsCivil Justice Council explores online dispute resolution
Richard Susskind to chair a working group looking at how eBay-style techniques can be used for civil disputes of less than £25,000.
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NewsAviva admits just one in 50 claims is fraudulent
Firm says cost of motor insurance fraud is rising despite low numbers of fraudulent claims.
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NewsBudget delay ‘trivial’, rules High Court
Judge suggests consequences for filing late budgets are now ‘extremely severe’.
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NewsPI claims will return to pre-Jackson levels – defendant firm
Keoghs' director of counter-fraud strategy says not enough has been done to deter the ‘have a go’ approach.
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NewsInsolvency body pleads for Jackson exemption to stay
R3 says research proves small claims against insolvent businesses will be prevented if recoverability abolished.
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NewsRegulator suspends QASA registration as challenge rumbles on
A renewed application for permission to appeal the dismissal of the judicial review has been listed for 9 May.
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NewsUnrepresented parties become the majority in family cases
Data shows marked increase as reforms to family courts come in to effect.
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NewsCivil courts braced for fee increases
Changes to the upfront court fee for proceedings in England and Wales come into force today.