Last 3 months headlines – Page 272
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NewsCity firm 'deeply implicated' in Post Office scandal saga, says victims' lawyer
Edward Henry KC questions involvement of Herbert Smith Freehills in compensation schemes.
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NewsPartners face hefty tax bill over financial year-end date
Accountancy firm draws attention to HMRC rule that will affect three-quarters of top 500 UK firms.
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NewsNews focus: Extra resources needed to clear legacy asylum claims backlog, judges tell MPs
The immigration and asylum tribunals are trying to clear the backlog of legacy asylum cases. Senior judges told the justice committee this week that the Illegal Migration Bill will create nrew pressures that will be need to be addressed.
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NewsMemory lane: 21 April 2023
Barristers strike and solicitors are blasted on costs: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsMigration bill gives government 'sanction to breach international law'
Former attorney general questions amendment regarding interim measures of European Court of Human Rights.
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NewsAnthony Gold pays tribute to former senior partner
Howard Lerman, who joined the firm in 1974 and worked there for 45 years, died on 23 April.
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NewsSaying farewell to a retiring Manchester legend
Joy Kingsley retires from day-to-day management at JMW Solicitors, where she turned a primarily local clin neg and PI practice into a full-service firm.
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NewsBarrister fearful over notes in Gray’s Inn 'bomb' plot, court hears
Trial continues into alleged conspiracy to place devices in legal centre.
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NewsSupreme Court justice fears hearings now 'invisible' to public
Lord Briggs backs more public access to court papers in real time.
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NewsJunior lawyers concerned by silence on Ince administration
Shareholders and trainee solicitors have waited more than two weeks for any update.
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NewsMagistrate given formal warning over anti-Semitic content
The JCIO said he had apologised and ‘accepted responsibility for his conduct’.
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NewsNews focus: CILEX's proposed divorce from its regulator
CILEX has got the go-ahead to ditch the current regulator of legal executives and get hitched to the Solicitors Regulation Authority. But the divorce, if it happens, is already proving very messy.
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NewsUS Supreme Court chief refuses to testify as ethics row escalates
Senate committee is examining allegations of unreported gifts, travel and real estate deals.
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NewsSony fails to get Jimi Hendrix band rights case moved to New York
'Obvious that England is the most natural and appropriate forum' for claim brought by estates of Hendrix bandmates.
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NewsHome Office checking lawyers have right 'credentials', MPs told
Practitioner group wanted to know how government was 'monitoring the activities' of immigration practitioners.
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NewsLabour fails to force disclosure of solicitor's email to Corbyn aide
High Court rules solicitor’s communication marked LEGALLY PRIVILEGED should remain so, as high-profile litigation continues.
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News'Bomb' placed in Gray’s Inn 'potentially viable', court told
Devices were ‘designed to have the appearance of an improvised explosive device’.
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News'A real lifesaver': Solicitors' Charity reports surge in pleas for help
Cost-of-living crisis and steep rise in solicitors with mental health problems fuel increase in demand.
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NewsSolicitor completes marathon four months after cancer all-clear
Disease specialist needed the same cancer services she secured for clients.