Last 3 months headlines – Page 57
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NewsBank's case against firm over 'reckless' claims allowed to proceed
Lender alleges that SRA-regulated firm handling claims through 'unqualified staff working under minimal supervision'.
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NewsSolicitor sentenced over fraudulent pothole damage claims
Sentencing judge said solicitor’s background in personal injury was an aggravating factor.
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NewsPrivate equity house buys stake in remote-only firm
Deal will pay for new hires, technology and possible acquisitions.
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NewsMoJ pledges £14m to repair city’s court building
Funding is part of nationwide £148.5m maintenance programme to help repair and modernise courts estate.
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NewsTop US firm admits breach of Russia sanctions rules
Steptoe International cited inadvertent human error for breaking regulations.
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News'NHS 111' service for justice system could save £72m
Law Society unveils recommendations from its pioneering 21st Century Justice project.
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NewsFewer pupils would recommend a bar career
Mounting workloads, hefty debts and rising stress levels highlighted by Bar Council pupil survey.
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NewsRugby player's liability for collision upheld by Court of Appeal
Tom Clark ran into Omar Elbanna at full speed while his opponent was without the ball, in breach of rugby’s laws.
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NewsClaimant cannot sue firm over report to SRA, rules tribunal
Trowers & Hamlins fought application to bring claim over email report to SRA.
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NewsFixed fee Liverpool firm shut down by SRA intervention
Regulator intervenes into Bolton-Jones & Co, which offered clients an instant fixed fee conveyancing quote.
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NewsStudy reveals generational difference in whistleblowing
Protect publishes recommendations to improve organisation’s whistleblowing procedures.
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NewsSolicitor whose firm was shut down given suspended sentence for harassment
Susilla Mercer, formerly of Runcorn-based firm Mercer Law, harassed her estranged husband and his new partner, a court heard.
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NewsGovernment pledges 'clearer' new AML rules for law firms
Industrial strategy brands legal sector a 'national asset' - but warns upskilling is urgently needed.
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NewsBreach of embargoed judgment a 'warning to all solicitors'
High Court judge accepts apologies after draft is forwarded on, but says a future court 'may not be so generous'.
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NewsSolicitor avoids dishonesty finding after altering cheque date
Practitioner with 'strong sense of loyalty' to clients wanted to complete outstanding work before leaving firm.
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NewsTop-50 outfit announces 5% staff bonus after bumper year
National firm aspires to be leading player in the upper mid-market by the end of the decade.
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NewsNot 'grooming' but rape: Casey review calls for law change
Baroness Casey’s review of so-called grooming gangs highlighted the ‘sex offenders go-to defence’, allowing them to escape a proportionate sentence. And ‘victim-blaming misogyny’ means cases go uninvestigated
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NewsATE insurers seek to pass on £56m liabilities of failed claims
Trial due to begin later this year amid fallout from collapse of Pure Legal and High Street Solicitors.
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NewsIn depth: Foreign lawyers in immigration limbo
The government’s immigration reforms envisage doubling the qualifying period for settlement in the UK, thereby throwing the future of thousands of registered foreign lawyers into disarray.
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NewsPI solicitor diverted client damages to wife-linked rehab company
West Yorkshire practitioner created false documents, purportedly to pay for physiotherapy and a psychologist’s assessment.