News – Page 84
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NewsHacking suspect jailed over €10k law firm blackmail
Nathan Wyatt, sentenced after admitting to fraud, had been questioned over Pippa Middleton photo hack.
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NewsLaw firms yet to embrace SQE, survey shows
Research commissioned by BPP Law School shows law firms are yet to take to SRA proposals.
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NewsPatent professionals reassure Chinese over Brexit
Delegation from Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys and UK Intellectual Property Office visits China.
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NewsPeers fear government power grab in post-Brexit bill
Bill will introduce new regulations for detecting, investigating and prevent money laundering.
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NewsFirm ordered to withdraw from VW group action case
Harcus Sinclair was in dispute with Chesterfield-based Your Lawyers over progression of case.
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NewsDefendant nationality declarations 'offensive'
Criminal defence specialist questions how the new court requirement will be policed.
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NewsMunby orders unsealing of abdicated king's will - but won't read it
Decision will help keeper of Queen's archives resolve questions of copyright.
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NewsTribunal fee refunds finally open to all
Ministry of Justice says all those who paid fees can now come forward after succesful pilot.
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NewsFamilies of 1974 bombings victims turn to crowdfunding after legal aid denied
Campaign group still fighting for justice as 43rd anniversary of Birmingham terror attacks approaches.
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NewsSRA allays fears on SQE work experience sign-off
Regulator responds to concerns over the quality of assessment in the new route into the profession.
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NewsBrexit: don't go down one-way street, family lawyers warn
Practitioner groups say lack of reciprocal agreement will create unfair outcomes for families.
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News'Change your attitude': judge threatens litigators with 'draconian' costs penalties
Fixing hearings around the diaries of busy counsel is ’a clear case of the tail wagging the dog’, says Mr Justice Fraser.
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Paradise Papers: legal firms 'ignore the law with impunity', Margaret Hodge tells parliament
The former chair of the public accounts committee called an emergency debate on the Paradise Papers scandal.
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NewsLegacy body urges rethink on electronic wills
Institute of Legacy Management says proposals regarding electronic wills may need ‘whole new consultation’.
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NewsLitigation funder backs £100m trucking cartel claim
Collyer Bristow to represent claimants who fell foul of trucking cartel.
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NewsBarrister has toy car confiscated over 'weapon' fears
Criminal Bar Association chief attacks illogical court lists and ‘insulting’ behaviour of staff.
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Law Society set to intervene in key privilege case
Chancery Lane says ruling could have ’perverse effect of discouraging firms from self-reporting’.
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NewsUber employment ruling a 'landmark' for gig economy - but taxi app fights on
Taxi company must recognise drivers as workers, Employment Appeal Tribunal rules.
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NewsMagistrates decide 3,000 fare dodgers' fates on a laptop
Government hails success of paperless system at Lavender Hill Magistrates' Court, London.
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NewsLaw Society backs alternative wills
Law Society broadly supportive of Law Commission proposals to reform wills law.