All articles by Bianca Castro – Page 3
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NewsAxiom Ince criminal trial fixed for 2027
One of the former executives facing criminal charges has denied the allegations; the remaining four have not entered pleas.
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NewsFamily court judge names sperm donor to ‘protect women'
'Joe Donor' opposed the application arguing it infringed his Article 8 rights which judge finds he ‘allowed to be lost’ when he spoke to press.
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NewsCommittal application goes to family court after criminal court's 'inordinate' delays
December 2026 criminal trial date is more than five years after first report of alleged breach of non-molestation order.
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NewsMagistrate’s 'sweet dreams' comment to defendant leads to sanction
Magistrate apologised for his ‘inappropriate’ comment which placed prison officer ‘at unnecessary risk of injury’.
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NewsDismissal of Afghan judge’s application to relocate to UK was ‘correct’
'Plight weighed heavily upon me,' High Court judge acknowledges.
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NewsHear my trial a comin’: appeal dismissed in Jimi Hendrix dispute
Keystone Law, which represents Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell’s estates, said it hopes to ‘now obtain justice’ for the musicians’ families.
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NewsDistrict judge sanctioned over 11-month court order delay
Judge believed she had sent order but her failure to respond to chaser emails ‘contributed materially’ to the delay, JCIO says.
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NewsSDT to hear solicitor's 'SLAPP' charge seven years after alleged misconduct
Allegations against Hamlins solicitor dating from 2018 will be the subject of substantive hearing in October.
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NewsLLP faces potential £200m tax bill after HMRC appeal
Court of Appeal finds first-tier tribunal and upper tribunal erred in law when considering wording of condition in relation to LLP members.
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NewsSolicitor’s withdrawal of tribunal claim ‘left no room for doubt’
Solicitor was ’competent…to understand what he was doing’ when withdrawing claim he later tried to resurrect.
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NewsWatchdog entitled to dismiss complaint against Court of Appeal judges
A judge will often need to make findings that are ‘unwelcome or even offensive to parties’ but judicial independence must be safeguarded.
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News‘Disordered and chaotic’ remedies hearing adjourned over procedural breaches
Recorder Chandler KC, sitting in the family court, said procedural rule breaches are ‘so significant’ he has ‘no option but to adjourn’.
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News‘Excessive and perverse’ £10,000 tribunal award cut on appeal
Employment Appeal Tribunal finds ‘limited scope of unlawful behaviour’ meant compensation awarded should be reduced by 80%.
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NewsDentons appeal looks to Beckwith and Leigh Day precedents
Global firm says Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal's approach did ‘not undermine’ money laundering legislation or send ‘wrong message’ to the profession.
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NewsNew London committee could foster 'holistic approach' to commercial disputes, says LCJ
Mediation, arbitration and litigation must complement each other in a ‘coherent ecosystem’, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill suggests.
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NewsRegulator appeals tribunal’s dismissal of Dentons AML charges
High Court hears regulator is appealing last year’s Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal decision on two grounds.
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NewsHigh Court backs solicitors in legal aid appeals
Both firms appealed against the decision of the determining officer at the Legal Aid Agency over criminal trials in which they had acted.
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NewsFormer head of employment takes firm to tribunal over partnership dispute
Salaried partner claims he was unfairly dismissed from national firm.
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NewsHigh Court slashes 'manifestly excessive' costs in Prince Harry case against Mail
Senior Master Cook and Mr Justice Nicklin described the combined £38.8m total costs sought by both parties as 'manifestly excessive'.
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NewsCoA allows naming of 'historic judges' in Sara Sharif case
Judge who restricted the naming of three judges had no jurisdiction to do so, Court of Appeal finds in unanimous decision.