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NewsDistrict judge who raised his voice given formal advice
JCIO says office holder admitted to ‘showing a degree of irritation’ to a party in a case.
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NewsHeaven and Hull for cup-winning solicitor
Solicitor Neil Hudgell's Hull KR team beat Warrington in the final of rugby league’s Challenge Cup.
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NewsSolicitor accuses international firm of ‘quadruplication’ of costs bill
Prominent practitioner faces paying indemnity costs to Kennedys Law’s client, the Transcription Agency, after a failed GDPR claim
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NewsIn depth: Civil Justice Council review is a (qualified) victory for litigation funders
The number one recommendation of the CJC’s final report on litigation funding is to reverse PACCAR. But there is much else that will also please the industry.
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NewsCrypto fraud victims could get new window on 'persons unknown'
Law Commission proposes new information order to simplify the first stages of fraud claims.
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NewsRound the island in nine breezy hours
'We were somewhat damp,' Law Society Yacht Club members report.
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NewsSentencing Council chair dies suddenly at 70
Lord Justice William Davis was 'one of the very best criminal judges of his generation,' lady chief justice says.
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NewsPunish defence lawyers throwing around dishonesty slurs, say claimants
‘Scattergun’ approach of hoping something will stick is on the rise, according to claimant group.
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NewsSolicitor acted for claimant and defendant
Practitioner showed a 'cavalier attitude' to the rules of professional conduct, tribunal finds.
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NewsFirm’s legal aid appeal dismissed - but determining officer’s reasons questioned
Defence claimed for 6,450 pages of prosecution evidence in exposure case but was allowed only 109.
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News‘Fake’ citations: Civil Justice Council sets up AI working group
Lawyers need to actually read documents that they use artificial intelligence to summarise, stresses Lord Justice Birss.
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NewsLiP service and monkey business
I had several dealings with litigants in person, few of which seemed to work in my favour.
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News'We added to the trauma': BSB apologises to Sidhu complainants
Bar standards watchdog apologises for adding to the trauma of an 'already distressing situation'.
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NewsLIDW: Getting to the church on time
Southwark Cathedral hosts London International Disputes Week's opening reception.
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NewsClock ticking for legal walk teams
You have until midnight tonight (6 June) to register for the biggest access to justice fundraising event in the legal calendar.
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NewsCripps and Michelmores in merger talks
Combination would create £100m firm covering southern and south-west England.
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NewsFormer bar chair Timothy Dutton dies at 68
'Man of uncompromising principle' retired in January after 45 years at the bar - and a decade after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
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NewsLawyers escape contempt proceedings over fake case citations
Judges point to ‘lamentable failure to comply with the basic requirement to check the accuracy of material that is put before the court’.
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NewsCollaboration between lawyers sparks surge in clin neg settlements
‘Professional, trusting and respectful’ relationship between claimant and defence lawyers is reaping dividends, says NHS chief.
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NewsMahmood obtains injunctions over hacked LAA data
Injunctions prevent hackers and third parties disclosing or publishing data obtained from Legal Aid Agency's digital systems.