Last 3 months headlines – Page 1104
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Rafferty chairs college
Lady Justice Rafferty takes over from Lady Justice Hallett on 1 August.
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Gazette reporter Baksi on shortlist
Catherine Baksi has been shortlisted in the legal journalism category of the Halsbury Legal Awards 2014.
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Appeal judge’s anger at ‘depressing litigation’
Lord Justice Tomlinson ‘unhesitatingly’ allows appeal after the original judge had stopped a case for non-service within four-month period.
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NewsMitchell judgments restore co-operation to litigation – Law Society
Reaction largely positive from across the legal profession.
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NewsDyson: Mitchell guidance ‘misunderstood and misapplied’
Master of the rolls upholds trio of appeals in bid to bring clarity to position. Watch the broadcast, in association with Sky News.
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NewsLegal Ombudsman demands CFA complaints action
The ombudsman demands to know when legal regulators plan to act on consumer complaints about conditional fee agreements.
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NewsFreshfields emerges as leading global M&A adviser
Two market studies rank the firm second and third for the total value of deals it advised on in the first half of 2014.
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NewsPeers add to criticism of judicial review changes
The Lords’ constitution committee says government risks undermining the rule of law.
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NewsCity leader warns of legal dangers of Scottish ‘yes’ vote
Alasdair Douglas, himself a Scot, tells lawyers he is ‘deeply troubled’ by the referendum and its effect on the legal framework of the UK.
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NewsSociety names IT partner for online conveyancing
Joint venture to create system to speed up conveyancing process.
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NewsMPs urge compulsory sharing of whiplash fraud data
Fourth report of transport committee says some solicitors 'playing the system'.
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NewsLloyds defends recovery letters naming ‘SCM Solicitors’
Law firm was dissolved in 2011, but bank insists it makes clear SCM now part of in-house litigation.
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NewsReport calls for higher fees to boost mediation
Mediation taskforce report calls for £100 rise in settlement fees for solicitors.
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NewsPEP rises 12% at Herbert Smith Freehills
HSF reveals profits of £232m and income of £800m in the firm’s first full-year results following its merger.
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NewsRegulator approves PII reform
SRA board says reduction in minimum cover to £500,000 would cut premiums by 5%.
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NewsPrison law legal aid appeal granted
Two charities have been granted permission to appeal the High Court’s dismissal of their challenge to cuts introduced last December.
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NewsProfits up 8% at Nabarro
International expansion played a key part in the firm’s strategy for 2013/14.
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NewsStudent Loans Company suspends misleading recovery letters
Letters included the phrase ‘we are instructed by our client’.
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NewsAllen & Overy posts ‘highest ever’ revenue and profit
Magic circle outfit makes hay from ‘more stable’ global markets.
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NewsFrench burqa ban upheld by European court
The ban, introduced in 2011, does not violate human rights laws.