Last 3 months headlines – Page 10
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News‘Wagatha Christie’ libel case reaches settlement after ‘long and unhappy road’
Costs judge says the £1,190,000 settlement was ‘satisfactory commercial conclusion for both sides’.
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News'Appalling': High Court judge alerts regulators over fake case authorities
Barrister instructed by London law centre accused of relying on artificial intelligence to produce citations that turned out to be bogus.
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News'Ping your Lawyer' app struggles to recover client fees amid SRA probe
Lawbit Ltd provided legal services through the closed firm LawBriefs, rendering the firm’s debts difficult to recover.
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NewsIn depth: Is Big Law in the UK holding the line on DEI?
We contacted all the top 25 firms to find out.
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NewsNational firm's former employment chief loses tribunal claim
Solicitor's expectation that he should have been promoted to equity partner was 'unrealistic'.
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NewsMinority shareholders condemn Anexo buyout plan
Proposed takeover lacks fairness, transparency and cash value, objectors say.
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News'Missed opportunity': India trade deal leaves out legal
Deal following three years of negotiations will cut tariffs on goods but does not mention legal services.
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NewsJudge blocks Perkins Coie order as veteran Washington attorney takes fight to Trump
President ordering lawyers to ‘stick to the party line or else’ is unconstitutional, District Judge rules.
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NewsKnights splashes £16.6m on another acquisition
Stockmarket-listed business will absorb a team of 91 fee-earners from Birkett Long.
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News'Urgent' review of protest cases following CoA ruling
Court of Appeal dismisses government’s appeal over protest legislation as Liberty celebrates ‘huge victory’.
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NewsGoodbye to 'all rise'
HMCTS says addition of 'if able' will create a more inclusive and accessible justice system for all.
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NewsIn depth: Ukraine - fears grow that justice could be traded away
During the first Ukraine Law Day, participants discussed how Russia can be made to pay for its war. But fears were also voiced that justice could be traded away as part of any peace deal.
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NewsSRA approves '£2 letter' AI law firm
AI-powered 'litigation assistant' a breakthrough in legal services, regulator says.
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NewsNo medical exams at the office, PI lawyers told
MedCo issues new guidelines on how examinations must be administered - including a limit of 35 a day.
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NewsDirector who failed to comply with court order suspended
Six-month suspension appropriate sanction ‘to protect the public and the reputation of the legal profession’.
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News‘Dismissive’ magistrate sanctioned over behaviour to staff member
Magistrate did not behave with ‘any malice’ but was ‘reckless in not assessing the impact of her actions’, JCIO says.
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NewsYou’ve been quangoed
Lobby group TaxPayers’ Alliance comes up with interesting data on Britain’s ever-growing menagerie of quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations.
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NewsBattle of the banal blurbs
It’s about time City law firms did something to pep up the boilerplate trotted out in press releases announcing partner promotions.
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NewsWhat has 20 legs and runs marathons?
Solicitor Paul Owen and his fellow runners deserve special praise for breaking a world record in last weekend’s London Marathon.