Last 3 months headlines – Page 696
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NewsLASPO review publication delayed again to early 2019
Review was originally supposed to have been completed by April 2018.
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NewsSRA reveals £3.1m spend on failed Leigh Day case
Correspondence reveals persistent requests for updates from the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Justice.
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Flexible court hours: minister offers assurances as juniors protest
Letter to Ministry of Justice reveals concerns over workload have not been allayed ahead of proposed rollout next year.
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NewsGatecrasher fails the SRA compliance test
Unknown client delivers a scripted rant against a solicitor.
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NewsNumber of conveyancing firms at all-time low
Land Registry data shows smaller competitors dropping out of the market.
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NewsSix months too long to finalise a divorce, bar warns
Ministry of Justice believes its proposal will give couples sufficient time to consider the implications of splitting up.
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NewsStop calling me 'learned', pleads Rafferty LJ in call for concision
Judicial College says grounds of appeal can be be too long, rambling, wafflng and warbling.
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NewsFirm improves client protection against 'kidnap for ransom' demands
London-headquartered Schillings says crises are happening more frequently.
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NewsJailed solicitor's conviction quashed on appeal
Emma-Jane Kurtz had been convicted of wilfully neglecting her mother.
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News'Buy any files' firm bets on PI future with Manchester move
'Ideal time for a fresh new legal face in the North West,' says Hudgell Solicitors.
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NewsRobot auctioneer sells first UK property in binding transaction
Blockchain-enabled online system avoids legal ambiguity of public auctions in 'know your customer' era, developer claims.
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NewsPrice transparency rules 'not about giving firms a hard time' - SRA chief
Extra requirements central to discussions at SRA compliance conference.
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NewsControversial £500,000 PII limit plan kicked into long grass
SRA set to prioritise changes to the compensation fund as big claims expected to put pressure on reserves.
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NewsAdvocate for bereaved won't fill the legal aid gap, says bar
Bar Council says families need independent legal services to participate fully in inquests and inquiries.
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NewsCPS ‘bizarrely’ opted for conviction over deferred prosecution in bribery case
Skansen Interiors was first business convicted under ‘failure to prevent’ legislation.
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NewsCourt security staff reporting harassment, says HMCTS chief
Susan Acland-Hood has been responding to complaints about entry checks and confiscations.
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NewsFraud office received 'brown envelope' leaks in ENRC probe
Amended grounds for judicial review in long-running case concerning professional privilege filed with High Court.
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NewsRestore legal aid for separating couples, MoJ urged
Law Society says digitising the divorce application process and 'hoping for the best' isn't enough.
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NewsWithout malice: Solicitor fails with damages claim over prosecutions
High Court rules CPS lawyer acted honestly in 11-year investigation of Swansea solicitor eventually cleared of fraud.
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NewsMacfarlanes' top dog draws nearly £4m
City firm posts documents showing profit increase of 24% in year ending 30 April.