Last 3 months headlines – Page 1115
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NewsLower number of City deals – report
City Legal Index figures could indicate slowdown in overall UK economic growth in 2015.
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NewsGrayling kicks joint-enterprise review past election
Lord chancellor says any review is a decision for the next parliament.
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NewsWonga escapes criminal action over letters scandal
The company was ordered to pay £2.6m in compensation last summer to around 45,000 customers.
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NewsGovernment backs liaison scheme for offenders
Diversion and liaison scheme, which seeks to help offenders with mulitiple problems such as mental illness, to go national by 2017.
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NewsMP’s libel costs claim slashed by a third
Judge approves costs budget of £370,000 for Conservative Tim Yeo against Times Newspapers.
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NewsMishcon defeats breach of duty claims
High Court exonerates City firm over money transferred on instructions of client.
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NewsBSB explores alternatives to advocacy quality scheme
Regulator looks at other advocacy checks while uncertainty surrounds controversial QASA.
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NewsGovernment still playing ‘catch up’ on LASPO
PAC chair Margaret Hodge says it is ‘deeply disturbing’ that reforms were not based on evidence.
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NewsIndemnity insurer liable for disbursement loans
AIG to pay out almost £1m after appeal court rules loans to cover disbursements are not exempt from indemnity conditions.
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NewsEqualities minister urges change of culture in law firms
Morgan: ‘Pay women as much as you like, but if they don’t feel comfortable in the working environment, we’ve only fixed half the problem.’
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NewsBritish courts can impose whole-life terms
A life sentence with no hope of release does not amount to ‘inhuman or degrading treatment’.
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NewsMunby bemoans ‘serial failures’ over interpreting
Sir James Munby orders Capita to pay £13k hearing costs after interpreter no-shows have ‘profound effect on proceedings’.
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NewsClients spurning national brands as market booms
UK legal services market worth £29.3bn in 2013, says annual review.
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NewsGazette plea sparks constitution debate
Regular contributor Roger Smith’s call for lawyers to ‘lead from the front’ is heeded as heavyweight speakers line up for free March event.
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NewsNew name for Whitehall legal as it strives to cut overlap
Treasury Solicitor’s Department undergoing major changes to create ‘unified’ legal function.
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NewsLaw Society: give accountants more guidance on breaches
Chancery Lane responds to consultation on issues that would require accounts to be sent to the regulator.
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NewsBygone days mowing lawns
Before the advent of law centres, pro bono work involved mowing elderly lady clients’ lawns.
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NewsBrummie lawyers act in death row drama
The Exonerated tells the true stories of six people who had been wrongfully convicted and placed on death row in the US.
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NewsTomorrow’s fee-earners reveal mucky past lives
Junior Lawyers Division annual dinner reveals interesting facts about members.
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NewsSociety hits out at new EU rules for mortgages
The Treasury has been tasked with implementing the EU mortgage credit directive by March 2016.