News – Page 169
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NewsFunding ‘must be restored’ in some areas – president
Law Society’s new president says cuts have left supply of legal services ‘unstable and unsustainable’.
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NewsGove promises action on criminal referral fees
Justice secretary tells judges he will not tolerate ‘inappropriate payments’.
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NewsHardship fund proposed for small firms seeking to close
Fund is one of several ideas advanced by the SRA to continue reform of professional indemnity insurance.
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NewsLCJ confirms financial list for complex cases
Specialist list for complex claims of £50m or more will be introduced later this year.
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NewsLegal aid restrictions for domestic abuse loosened
Law Society lobbied for change to rule that meant legal aid could be withdrawn for victims before their case was completed.
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NewsAction day 8: Gove meets big legal aid firms
Lord chancellor ‘concerned' as he meets representatives from the Big Firms Group.
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NewsAspiring barrister loses exam human rights challenge
Student claims article 8 rights would be breached if he was unable to progress towards becoming a barrister for failing a retake on his BPTC.
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NewsRevised appeal court limit to replace ‘unrealistic’ deadlines
Master of the rolls Lord Dyson publishes guidance to replace existing directions from 2003.
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NewsAction day 7: MoJ ‘offers talks’ - but not about fee cuts
Justice ministry ‘opens up lines of dialogue’ as high-profile murder trial hit.
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NewsBar urges solicitors to withdraw legal aid tenders
Criminal bar suggests solicitors opposing new contracts are 'all talk'.
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NewsCourt levy U-turn for asbestos victims
Ministry of Justice letter admits ‘regret’ and offers to pay firm's £35,000 costs.
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NewsVara: Opening of Indian legal market now a matter of 'when'
Minister says debate is continuing but the prospects for liberalisation are much greater.
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NewsRights group calls for abolition of the dock
JUSTICE report says dock forms ‘extension of the prison cell’ and prejudices juries.
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NewsHuman Rights Act 'not the holy grail' - new justice chair
Government says legislation for a new bill of rights will take ’a little time’.
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NewsRecorder wrong to make fraud link to PI firm, court rules
Solicitors practice took case to judicial review after fraud finding in its absence.
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NewsQASA to go ahead as Supreme Court dismisses appeal
Accreditation scheme ‘proportionate’ to the aims pursued, Supreme Court justices unanimously agree.
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NewsLegal aid cuts ‘threaten diversity’ in profession
Labour MP also says savings from her party’s proposed sale of judges’ lodgings would have been eaten up by hotel bills.
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NewsHigh Court judgment slates ‘grossly excessive’ fees
Arguments in judicial review case described as ‘diffuse and frankly confusing’.
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NewsCourts set for vulnerable witness reform
Senior judges reveal timetables for addressing vulnerability in criminal and civil justice systems.
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News‘Settled statute book’ vital for Wales – Huckle
Welsh government’s senior legal authority says the assembly government should take an active approach to legal matters ahead of any agreement to create a formal separate jurisdiction.