News – Page 63
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NewsLeigh Day kicks off universities claim with pre-action letter
Firm is second to bring claim under for breach of contract over lost teaching hours.
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NewsHundreds sign immigration legal aid petition
Government urged to provide funding to people forced to prove their status.
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NewsBar Council sounds data protection bill privilege warning
New regime will make it more difficult for lawyers to advise and defend their clients, says Bar chief.
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NewsPublic given full access to make online divorce applications
Justice minister Lucy Frazer says the online system will cut waste and speed up services.
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NewsCommission begins work on 'not fit for purpose' surrogacy laws
Law commissions for England and Wales, and Scotland, secure £150,000 government funding.
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NewsParole Board must become a fully fledged court, ex-chief declares
Professor Nick Hardwick says the public body must be separated from the Ministry of Justice.
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NewsMoJ backtracks on tribunal fee refund alerts
Government has begun writing to people affected after previously dismissing the idea following last year's landmark Supreme Court defeat.
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NewsLeeds legal stalwart expands down south
Bristol office will be Emsleys’ first outside West Yorkshire.
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NewsCity law firm hopes to raise £43m from record IPO
Rosenblatt aims to surpass Gateley in largest IPO ever made by a UK law firm.
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NewsLeigh Day prepares Windrush group action
Human rights firm it is waiting to hear more about the government's compensation scheme.
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NewsSolicitor campaigns to make mental health 'first-aiders' compulsory
Jodie Hill has launched a petition pointing to the anomaly that staff are trained in physical first aid only.
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NewsSenior presiding judge issues guidance on bar boycott
Lady Justice Macur says there should be no suggestion the judiciary are 'anything other than neutral' in the dispute between the profession and the government.
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NewsUnion hits out as courts shakeup threatens 6,500 jobs
Documents issued by the judiciary also shed further light on the future of the government's flexible courts hours plans.
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NewsSociety alarm over virtual disappearance of immigration legal aid cases
Law Society president Joe Egan says Windrush scandal illustrates how easily people can fall foul of complex rules.
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NewsCourt finds no good reason for another look at claimant's budget
Judge finds individually ‘unreasonable’ items become reasonable if overall budget is within limits.
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NewsHale: The world is not always as barristers see it
Supreme Court president tells junior lawyers something should be done to ensure more solicitors become judges.
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NewsJudge-led parole mechanism could spare victims 'onerous step'
Justice secretary David Gauke says the government must take a balanced approach to addressing shortcomings.
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NewsBoth sides claim victory in surveillance law challenge
Home Office ordered to amend part of 'snoopers charter' - but says it was doing so anyway.
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NewsLeveson: Do we want Premier League or a non-league criminal justice system?
Sir Brian Leveson says criminal practice must be attractive career option for practitioners.
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NewsHigh Court declares coroner 'cab rank' policy unlawful
Adath Yisroel Burial Society complained over Mary Hassell’s refusal to prioritise burials.