Last 3 months headlines – Page 682
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NewsJudge caught napping
Obiter can relate to the Family Division judge who chose to rest her eyes during a case hearing.
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NewsArt of glass
Mr Justice Mann’s judgment in Neo Bankside Residents v Tate Gallery shows he’s not a particular fan of fashions in modern art. Or of south London.
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NewsOrwell that didn’t end well
Mr Justice Williams drew on a literary allusion in a family court case this week that wasn’t exactly flattering.
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NewsVoice-detection for insurance fraud among £13m grant winners
Data anonymisation and online legal advice projects also receive government AI research funding.
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NewsLaw Society Group reports 9% gender pay gap
Imbalance at the top and salary sacrifice arrangements contribute to difference, Chancery Lane says.
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NewsMoJ accused of ignoring solicitors in bequest alert reforms
‘Vital’ solicitors can have their say in new process for alerting charities to bequests.
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NewsPartnership model hampering lawtech take-up
Research for Law Society finds technology adoption less mature than in other sectors such as finance.
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NewsMPs demand answers over 'limited opportunities' for recorders
Lord chancellor David Gauke is asked to clarify Crown court capacity.
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NewsSolicitor rebuked for 'inbreeding' quip during meeting
Mark Greenburgh found in breach of SRA principle to maintain public trust in legal services.
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NewsEU copyright reform indicates let-off for news aggregators
Draft reveals watered down version of ‘snippet licensing’ law.
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NewsSolicitors' relief at Raleys judgment on professional negligence
Court of Appeal ruling that a firm which admitted breach of duty was liable for ‘loss of chance’ damages to a client was overturned by the Supreme Court.
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NewsLawyers were paid over £3m for advice on doomed ‘Garden Bridge’
BDB Pitmans and Gowling WLG are among the biggest billers.
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NewsMajority of in-house teams will take to AI
Systems do not work 'straight out of the box' - or automatically replace humans, market study warns.
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News£280,000 pledged to safeguard pioneering family court
Justice reform charity to host new national partnership to support problem-solving approach.
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NewsPro bono lawyers 'like loyal horse Boxer in Animal Farm' - High Court judge
Mr Justice Williams says lawyers are filling the gaps that should be covered by legal aid.
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NewsSupreme Court backs law firm in landmark negligence case
Ruling in Raleys restores original county court judgment in ex-miner's compensation claim.
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NewsRyanair gets court backing to bypass solicitors in delay claims
Firms representing delayed passengers not entitled to lien for costs, rules Court of Appeal.
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NewsLabour prepares Commons ambush for probate ‘stealth tax’
Opposition confirms it will formally object to statutory instrument to reform probate fees.
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NewsPeople who live in glass houses shouldn't make article 8 claims, judge rules
High Court dismisses privacy and nuisance complaint by neighbours of the Tate Modern gallery in London.