Last 3 months headlines – Page 1082
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NewsOne out, all out
Sadly a workplace issues seminar won’t be happening – because of industrial action.
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NewsLosing it in translation
Competent interpreters were even more thin on the ground in the 1970s.
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‘Substantial number’ yet to apply to stay on roll
The deadline for this year’s keeping of the roll exercise is Wednesday, 2 July.
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NewsBoom for costs work
Introduction of budgeting leads to expanded practices, says Association of Costs Lawyers.
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Manorial rights probe
House of Commons Justice Committee is to hold an inquiry into manorial rights to inform any future review of the law.
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NewsLegal aid firm denies negligence over doomed MMR claim
London-based Hodge Jones & Allen issued a statement today denying any wrongdoing.
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News50% of chambers fail to comply with equality rules
A survey of 32 chambers carried out by the BSB revealed only six were fully compliant with the rules and 50% were not compliant.
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NewsEU membership ‘critical’ to UK legal services – City group
Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint said UK membership is crucial to its trading strength as it seeks to promote and export legal services.
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NewsBar regulator announces move into entity licensing
Publicly funded barristers will be able to set up structures that enable them to contract directly with the aid agency, taking control over work away from solicitors.
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NewsLegal executive-only firms mooted for next year
Super-regulator consults on granting CILEx entity regulation powers.
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NewsSociety asks Met Police to investigate Wonga over fake firms
Three sets of offences may have been committed, Society says.
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North-west PI firm blames Jackson for closure
Firm organised its winding down through insolvency specialist, with work transferred to five panel firms.
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NewsDavenport Lyons creditors set for talks over £13.4m debt
A joint administrators report for Davenport Lyons, which went into administration in April, has revealed the firm owes millions to unsecured creditors.
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NewsLawyers on Demand poised for Manchester expansion
Business targets companies looking for ways to improve in-house teams.
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NewsGovernment will not legislate to protect whistleblowing partners
Further legislative change will not be necessary to cover members of LLPs, the government says.
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NewsSupreme Court is supreme, says Neuberger
Court's president tells peers the court is not bound by decisions from Strasbourg.
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NewsMoJ figures paint stark picture of aid decline
Official statistics show the volume and cost of cases was falling before the LASPO cuts came in.