News – Page 87
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NewsMarriage law reform will have to wait, Raab says
Ministry of Justice says the family justice system is under significant pressure.
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News'System needs to change before small claims limit rise' - PI expert
Academic sets out case for reform - but warns more research is needed into effects.
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NewsCasino cheating ruling redefines dishonesty test
Supreme Court says that 'edge sorting' technique which won professional gambler £7.7m win amounted to cheating.
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NewsScrutinise fostering contracts, council lawyers urge
Historic abuse claims following Supreme Court ruling unlikely to be handled by in-house legal teams.
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NewsDirect access portal to face claim over commission payments
Five recruiters say their work for Mybarrister.co.uk was subject to unrealistic targets.
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NewsEx-client wins rehearing over Eversheds' £1.6m costs bill
Court orders costs judge to take another look at invoice which was more than double previous estimate.
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NewsTerror law watchdog warns against thought-crime
Max Hill QC says government should pause before adding more offences to an 'already long list'.
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NewsJustice in jeopardy: government defies backlash to confirm 'reckless' legal aid cuts
Only 3% of over 1,000 responses to consultation on litigators graduated fee scheme supported MoJ proposals.
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NewsLinklaters warned Lloyds over ‘dynamite’ HBOS loans
Magic circle firm prepared documents which showed that troubled bank’s financial situation might come to light.
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NewsTop German court seeks comments on patent court challenge
Case could scupper or further delay Europe’s Unified Patent Court agreement.
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NewsWiggin boosts IP offering with Redd deal
Merger will create firm with 20 specialised IP lawyers.
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NewsJackson: lawyers have ‘grown up’ since my first review
Lord Justice Jackson delivers key note speech at Association of costs lawyers conference.
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News'Unsung heroes' supporting victims and witnesses to be honoured
Six awards will be presented at inaugural HM Courts & Tribunals Service ceremony.
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NewsTribunal fee refund plan revealed - three months after Supreme Court ruling
Initial phase will be aimed at 1,000 claimants in single claims, justice minister tells parliament.
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NewsLies and statistics: advocates get help with statistical evidence
Guide produced by Inns of Court College of Advocacy and Royal Statistical Society aims to help avoid miscarriages of justice.
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NewsPublic access barrister sanctioned for third time in six months
Oliver White fined £500 for ’failing to cooperate’ with Bar Standards Board.
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NewsEmployment tribunals missing targets and haemorrhaging judges
User group meeting exposes concerns while government remains tight-lipped on reimbursement scheme.
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NewsSupreme Court deals state immunity blow in embassy row
Judgment says employment claims based on EU law should be allowed to proceed.
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NewsGroup action case hears of 'disastrous and catastrophic' Lloyds/HBOS takeover
First day of landmark £600m claim hears that HBOS’s financial woes were concealed from shareholders.
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NewsLCJ hands criminal justice duties to Leveson
Sir Brian Leveson becomes the second judge to be appointed head of criminal justice under the Constitutional Reform Act.