All articles by Paul Rogerson – Page 6
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NewsBudget ’24: Justice spending to rise by £1.9bn
MoJ budget to rise 5.6% in real terms each year from 2024 to 2026 - but chancellor is silent on more cash for legal aid.
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NewsAxiom Ince report: What the SRA knew - and what it failed to do
In its response, the SRA seizes on one sentence of praise in an 11-page summary. The rest details a catalogue of failures.
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OpinionHubris, nemesis: it’s time for the SRA to stop empire-building and rebuild trust
The long-awaited report on the SRA’s handling of Axiom Ince ahead of the firm’s closure is lacerating.
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OpinionFooled again?
As Labour marks 100 days in government, a non-exhaustive list of issues that demand resolution.
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NewsTop 10 UK law firms increase fees by 40% in five years
Global elite firms continue to pull away from the rest, though profit margins are up across the top-50.
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ProfileHistory man
Criminal defence stalwart Richard Atkinson will lead the Law Society’s bicentenary celebrations as president in 2024/25. But his principal mission is to help rescue a justice system in ‘dire straits’, he tells Paul Rogerson.
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OpinionCasual redress
Where the state and its agents are culpable for avoidable tragedies, ad hoc compensation schemes are not the answer.
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OpinionStaying the course
Anna Bradley has been reappointed as SRA chair for another two years, after the regulator called off its search to fill the post.
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OpinionDeclaration of independence
It is well past time for the UK’s corporate governance framework to take account of the conflicted predicament of in-housers.
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NewsIn depth: An uncertain outlook for devolved justice in Wales
As the Law Society unveils a landmark report on the outlook for justice in Wales, progress on devolution remains highly uncertain despite a change of government at Westminster.
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NewsJustice in Wales: Law Society warns against ‘sudden devolutionary spasm’
Part or full devolution of justice offers ‘significant opportunities’ - but new discussion paper opposes creation of a separate jurisdiction.
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NewsLaw Society Council members to be paid for first time
Unless Council members are remunerated, solicitors including junior lawyers and in-house counsel ‘may feel unable to stand for election’, says Chancery Lane.
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NewsLeicester’s victorious KC hits out at Premier League criticism of ‘distinguished lawyers’
Sports regulators should be wary of criticising decision-making panels when they don’t get the result they want, says Blackstone’s Nick De Marco.
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OpinionX marks the rot
Many lawyers have quit the social media platform, but no one should feel compelled to join the exodus.
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NewsLeasehold reforms: Charity challenges massive wealth transfer to ‘non-doms and tax exiles’
Mark Stephens leading novel High Court challenge to primary legislation which could cost charities millions.
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NewsDevolution of justice to Wales years away amid Labour scepticism
New research project kicks reform into long grass after incoming secretary of state voices doubts about ‘fiddling around with structures’.
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NewsSpecial report: Trade creditors pay £800 million price of law firm failures
Debt mountain revealed by Gazette analysis of law firms that have collapsed since the profession’s ‘Big Bang’.
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NewsHigh-profile lawyers quit Twitter in disgust at Musk
Some of the most followed legal accounts say they will stop posting.
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OpinionComplaints track
Legal Services Consumer Panel has a penchant for accentuating the negative when it comes to client service.
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ProfileThe mighty Quinn
John B. Quinn and Richard East tell Paul Rogerson what it’s like to run the world’s ‘most feared’ law firm – and why they have been so successful in exploiting the London market.