All News articles – Page 5
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NewsFirm hire: Construction and infrastructure disputes expert joins Beale & Co
Firm appoints David Nitek as partner.
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NewsPublic to see data on 'avoidable' conveyancing errors
Current data published by HM Land Registry does not distinguish between avoidable and unavoidable errors.
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NewsWrong numbers
Misnumbering of court bundles is ‘only too common’, an unimpressed Court of Appeal judge tells litigants.
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NewsFirm hires: New commercial team head and litigation partner join Bermans
Richard Riley and Elizabeth Wilkinson both move from Slater Heelis.
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NewsFirm hire: Gilson Gray welcomes real estate head
Partner Rajan Shori joins the full-service UK law firm from Hugh James.
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NewsBSB ditches new diversity duty for barristers
Bar Council led backlash against new measure for advancing equality.
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News'Lawfare': Pogust Goodhead attacks Brazil's 'abusive clauses' action
Brazilian authorities seek £6 million compensation from UK firm over Mariana dam group claim.
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NewsDfE scales back funding cut for solicitor-apprentices
Solicitor-apprentices will be funded until they turn 22 and support will continue for existing apprentices over 21.
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NewsViews sought on permanent closure of Lancaster Crown Court
Crown court within a 12th century castle has not been used since 2019 and costs £211,000 a year to maintain.
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NewsJudge throws out 'blunderbuss' Trump order against law firm
Washington court rules that 'unconstitutional' act of retaliation 'casts a chill over whole legal profession'.
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NewsEx-boss of collapsed firm wins unfair dismissal claim
Managing partner left London office of US business before it closed last September.
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NewsIn depth: Poor communication driving complaints, private client conference hears
Some solicitors are providing written information too late, or exceeding cost estimates without warning clients.
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NewsHill treats blues
Everton Football Club has unveiled an exclusive sponsor for its new Bramley Moor Dock home, but will it stick?
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NewsSolicitor relied on client’s fake authorities, High Court hears
President of the King’s Bench Division and Mr Justice Johnson reserve judgment in two cases involving fake citations.
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NewsMahmood trims judges' pay rise
Lord chancellor rejects 4.75% pay recommendation and says her decision strikes right balance between official advice and what her department can afford.
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NewsBarrister did not appreciate seriousness of fake citations, High Court hears
Hearing before the King's Bench president is dealing with two separate cases - one involving a barrister and a law centre and the other a solicitor.
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NewsLAA cyber attack: firms risk doing unpaid work
Solicitors fear legal aid might not be granted when they try to get applications backdated as coalition of law societies demands LAA provide better support.
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NewsIn depth: Mastercard - how will the £200m be distributed?
The £200m settlement in the high-profile Mastercard claim could potentially benefit 44 million people. Yet payouts could go as low as £2.50, raising difficult questions about the outlook for class actions.
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NewsJudge's scepticism of mother not the fault of negligent solicitors
Findings of inconsistencies in a mother’s evidence could not be laid at the door of her former solicitors, Court of Appeal finds.
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NewsCCRC chief must go, say MPs
Justice committee report says CCRC leadership ‘has shown a remarkable inability to learn from its own mistakes’.