All articles by Charlie Moloney
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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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NewsSolicitor acted for claimant and defendant
Practitioner showed a 'cavalier attitude' to the rules of professional conduct, tribunal finds.
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NewsClass action chief's podcast comments raised in contempt proceedings
Pogust Goodhead chief executive Tom Goodhead had vowed to become a mining giant’s ‘absolute worst nightmare’ in group litigation.
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NewsCourts to have ‘open justice champions’
Regionally based civil servants will provide a single point of contact to help the public observe cases, Mr Justice Nicklin says.
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NewsEx-managing partner must pay £210k costs of failed employment tribunal claim
Michael Willis had half-share in home worth up to £2.2m and tribunal did not err in law by considering equity release.
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NewsCCRC applicant accused rape victim of not appearing 'sufficiently traumatised'
Applicants asking Criminal Cases Review Commission to look at social media posts as proof of miscarriage of justice.
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NewsBan for solicitor who worked for three firms at once
Belinda Sarkodie had submitted timesheets claiming payment for the same hours on the same dates from the firms, SDT rules.
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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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NewsNo legal rule rendering voluntarily incurred losses irrecoverable, Supreme Court finds
Engineering consultancy firm URS Corporation argued it should not be liable for repairs which a building firm did not need to carry out.
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NewsJudge who sits on family cases failed to protect children from abusive partner
Deputy district judge cannot be named, despite the press arguing that anonymity could reduce trust in the justice system.
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NewsWetherspoons not vicariously liable for door staff actions, High Court rules
Door staff employed by Risk Solutions were independent contractors, not employees, Mr Justice Sweeting finds.
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NewsSimmons & Simmons sees off cover-up allegations in decade-long dispute
Litigant in person accused the firm of fraud after his abortive attempt to purchase a property in 2015.
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NewsCamping is a form of open-air recreation, Supreme Court rules
Judges say it would be ‘absurd’ if walkers on Dartmoor commons could not stop to enjoy a picnic or camp.
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NewsDefence solicitor praised by Court of Appeal in Southport Tweet case
Liam Muir was accused of failing to advise Lucy Connolly, who called for hotels to be set on fire.
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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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NewsQur’an burning case ‘threatens back-door blasphemy law’
National Secular Society writes to CPS urging it to drop prosecution for intent to cause 'harassment, alarm or distress' to Islam.
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NewsJenrick lambasts law firm over ‘sickening’ Hamas application
Shadow justice secretary says it is ‘no surprise’ Riverway Law is an immigration firm.
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NewsSolicitor arrested by SFO allowed firm to be used as £30m banking facility
William Osmond allowed the payments, despite there being no underlying legal transactions to justify them.
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NewsSir Philip Green loses privacy case over being named in parliament
The European Court of Human Rights says interfering in parliamentary privilege could 'undermine' the separation of powers.