News – Page 45
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NewsDefendants pay heavy price for refusing to discuss costs
Judge says defendants could have addressed their concerns about costs by engaging the Part 36 process.
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NewsNeill tells government: no shame in admitting we went too far on legal aid
Politicians make impassioned pleas during three-hour Westminster Hall debate.
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NewsLiP's late email 'not sufficient' to justify adjournment
Appeal court backs judge’s decision not to accede to litigant in person’s request.
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NewsCourt hearing into 'imposition of Chinese law' in Hong Kong concludes
Chinese law takes precedence in rail station within special administrative region.
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NewsJury is out over China's new commercial court, say lawyers
Lawyers say announcement of new Chinese court is positive but may not fend off critics just yet.
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Hong Kong awaits good practice rules for third party funding
External litigation funding now permissable but profession awaits rules governing good conduct.
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NewsPakistan judges praised for courage in overturning death sentence
Supreme Court defies threats of violence in ruling blasphemy case not proven beyond reasonable doubt.
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NewsHong Kong 'cherishes' foreign firms despite potential clampdown
Justice secretary Teresa Cheng says Hong Kong wants to continue to attract foreign firms.
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NewsJustice minister tight-lipped on LASPO review cash
Lucy Frazer stresses the importance of looking to the future at latest meeting of the all-party parliamentary group on legal aid.
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NewsNo-deal Brexit could kill Europe's new patent court
Without UK contribution first international court set up to settle private disputes could fail, House of Lords hears.
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NewsLawyers safe from brave new AI world... for now
Hong Kong Arbitration Week asks whether a decision in arbitration proceedings could ever be taken by robots.
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NewsBudget: no end to austerity for justice
Chancellor announces £300m reduction in MoJ’s day-to-day spending and a six-fold cut in capital budget.
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NewsCoA rules firm did not need to 'volunteer' advice beyond retainer
Judges say City firm had ’no legal duty to warn’ and so could not be held liable for any lost recoveries.
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NewsHong Kong seeks to allay fears over China relationship
Legal profession and judiciary 'fiercely independent', government officials insist.
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NewsBlow for SFO as High Court rejects attempt to revive Barclays case
Charges were initially thrown out in May but Serious Fraud Office attempted to have them reinstated.
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NewsConviction for disparaging Prophet not a breach of free speech, ECHR rules
Austrian court decision had 'legitimate aim of preserving religious peace’.
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NewsHong Kong proposes tougher foreign lawyer rules
International firms say two-for-one rule would 'have colossal negative repercussions'.
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NewsJustice as important as health or education - public
Survey commissioned by representative bodies reveals perceptions ahead of the first Justice Week.
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News'Tragedy' for UK to miss out on European patent court, say lawyers
Uncertainty remains over whether or not the UK can participate in Unified Patent Court after Brexit.
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News'No-deal' will threaten extraditions, says Law Society
Falling back on 1957 convention would be expensive and time-consuming, Chancery Lane warns.