Last 3 months headlines – Page 761
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NewsClients 'lack confidence' to complain about their lawyer
Legal watchdog also wary of 'fragmentation' of the market leading to greater confusion about protection.
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NewsSoap and glory
Fans of popular British soap operas get all emotional over actions of fictional solicitors.
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NewsPrivacy and past crimes
James Morton People seeking privacy over past misdemeanours are following an old tradition. Ninety years ago Sergeant Sullivan, opening a libel action by Francis Alfonso Smith, asked the jury to say that there was too much revival of matter which ‘Mr Smith might hope was buried’. ...
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NewsNews focus: Siege mentality at APIL conference
APIL’s conference did little to dispel the perception of a personal injury sector perpetually in crisis, and the Civil Liability Bill will pile more pressure on beleaguered practitioners.
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NewsLawyer ‘advisers’ set to supplant judges
New category of legal adviser may be delegated up to 22 powers, in amendments published as part of new rules concerning holiday sickness claims.
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NewsJobs to go as Keen sticks to reform script
PI lawyers heard in Birmingham last week that there will be no let-up in reforms.
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NewsMagic circle's mixed bag on gender
Magic circle firms have continued to address gender imbalance in their annual promotion rounds.
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NewsCapture ruling opens way to costs recovery
Ahead of a potential costs windfall, PI firms will comb their records this week for cases where insurers have settled claims direct.
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NewsGDPR warning over boilerplate policy
The Law Society has published a checklist for firms in the latest instalment of advice on compliance with GDPR.
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NewsRock and Rolls
Sir Cliff Richard appeared at the Rolls Building in London last week to give evidence in a landmark privacy case that is testing the boundaries of media freedom.
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News'Skeletal' whiplash bill threatens to sideline parliament, peers warn
Lords committee not convinced lord chancellor will make a better job of setting damages than judges.
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NewsLabour pledges to restore legal aid for housing
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon makes funding pledge for limited restoration.
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NewsNeuberger: I suspect I have been guilty of bullying
International Bar Association is to send out a global survey seeking views on harrasment in the workplace.
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NewsHigh Court slams 'inconsistent' SFO over DPA
Administrative Court says SFO ‘provided inconsistent and inadequate reasons for its decisions’ regarding obtaining of interview notes.
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NewsMale partner 'stars' paid 27% more than women
Analysis of ‘stand-out’ group highlights stark gender pay gap in law firms.
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NewsLegal charity hands out more cash to stressed and anxious solicitors
Legal charity says its youngest beneficiary last year was 24.
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NewsFamily lawyers repeat calls for no-fault divorce ahead of Owens intervention
Resolution says it is ridiculous that Tini Owens has to go to the Supreme Court to be granted a decree nisi.
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NewsNo leniency for 'computer-illiterate' LiP who filed 73 days late
Litigant in person had tried to argue that new civil procedure rules should apply to his employment claim.