All articles by Sam Tobin – Page 8
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MoJ spent £36m on consultants in three years
Department spent nearly £6m on HMCTS reform programme in 2019/20.
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£2bn trucks cartel claim gets green light
Competition Appeal Tribunal grants first-ever opt-in collective proceedings order in the UK.
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Top criminal silk suspended over ‘lamentable’ disclosure failings
Timothy Raggatt QC gets one-year ban for failing to tell defence about evidence undermining a key prosecution witness.
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£135m for criminal legal aid ‘woefully inadequate’ – Society
Chancery Lane says MoJ has ‘deviated’ from recommendations to reach £135m figure.
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Curbs on civil legal aid for terrorists questioned by MPs
Former attorney general Sir Jeremy Wright says he is ‘frankly worried’ by government proposals.
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SFO faces third appeal over Unaoil investigation
Latest challenge follows the quashing of two convictions over ‘serious’ disclosure failures.
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Clifford Chance appoints first global head of wellbeing
Charles Alberts will be responsible for ‘employee experience’ worldwide.
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SFO disclosure failings probe delayed by a month
Sir David Calvert-Smith expects to report to attorney general on Unaoil case by late June.
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UK provides more support to Ukraine war crimes investigation
Ministry of Justice ‘accelerating conversations with City law firms’, department says.
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Former City partner and ex-AG knighthoods lead jubilee birthday honours
Slaughter and May stalwart Nigel Boardman and Tory MP Jeremy Wright knighted.
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Firms’ reliance on IT creates more cyber threats, SRA warns
Cyber criminals increasingly extorting firms with stolen documents, regulator cautions.
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Hogan Lovells finalises Moscow office spin-off
International firm ‘will be ceasing our Moscow operations with effect as of 1 June’.
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Commercial Court could face wave of ‘sanctions-related claims’
War in Ukraine and sanctions already ‘causing complications to the court’s work’.
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Lord chancellor must ‘rein in’ cabinet on rule of law – LCJ
Lord Burnett says lord chancellor ‘must be ready to deploy their authority and say “no”’.
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AG hosts Ukraine prosecutor general for war crimes discussions
Suella Braverman says she is ‘determined that British expertise will help Ukraine uncover the truth’.
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Entrepreneur loses contempt appeal in £200,000 dispute with Farrer & Co
Julie Meyer, 55, in ‘deliberate and cynical breach’ of court orders, Court of Appeal rules.
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DWF announces Hong Kong tie-up – as Addleshaw Goddard leaves
Listed firm agrees deal with financial services regulation specialist as Addleshaw confirms September exit.
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HMCTS pays £111m for new London tribunal centre
The 30-court Central London Tribunal Centre will open at the end of next year.
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Russian can sell Belgravia mansion to fund legal fees
Fugitive may ‘in principle’ sell properties to pay Mishcon and Greenberg, judge rules.
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VW settles £200m ‘Dieselgate’ claims
Motor giant makes no admissions in respect of liability, causation or loss.