Last 3 months headlines – Page 791
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NewsScoop of the year
The Law Society Art Group exhibition can be viewed from 9-19 January on Chancery Lane.
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NewsGong but not forgotten
For most readers, the New Year begins with a sore head, a paracetamol and a lie in. But spare a thought for Obiter and our newsdesk colleagues, who take time out to navigate the 125-page New Year honours list to see which lawyers made the grade.
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NewsHow lit funders fought rail giant
Litigation funding is nothing new. At one time it was known as maintenance and champerty, and was a felony designed to stop robber barons hijacking litigation for their own ends. But 130 years ago the public rallied to help fight the barons in the form of the railway – and ...
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NewsScottish firm's weekend service piles pressure on conveyancers
Gilson Gray says it will offer more than just someone at the end of a call.
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NewsBLP borrows £25m as top-earner takes home £1.4m
City firm’s 2017 accounts reveal sharp rise in short-term borrowing.
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NewsParole chief announces transparency consultation amid Worboys furore
Professor Nick Hardwick issues statement after three-member panel decided to release 'black cab rapist'.
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NewsSlaughters' banking crisis sage to helm City watchdog
Charles Randell reportedly billed HM Treasury £32.9m for work during the financial crash.
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NewsAccident claims company director fined for inventing crash
Miles Savory wanted to obtain contact details of owner of car registration plate he wanted to buy.
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NewsMinority ethnic students lagging behind in LPC success
Figures published by the Solicitors Regulation Authority also reveal stark contrast between training providers.
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NewsJudicial reforms have had little impact on gender diversity
London School of Economics study analyses judicial appointments between 1996 and 2006.
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NewsA selection of our top headlines from 2017
HEADLINE ‘Breathtakingly rude’: law firm under fire over insolvency threats Mishcon’s £1m ID fraud bill sounds alarm bells £24,000 damages for Katie Hopkins Twitter libels in ‘serious harm’ test Prisons and Courts Bill scrapped ...
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NewsJudge intervenes to stem 'flood' of costs challenges
Disclosure refusal by costs court attempts to address increasing number of disputes over historic bills.
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NewsGovernment widens legal aid scope for prison law
Ministry of Justice says changes to three work categories will come into force next month.
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NewsJunior lawyers quizzed over mental health
Survey to be sent to young lawyers to follow up previous exercise revealing levels of high stress.
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NewsA&O's top-earner makes nearly £70,000 a week
Accounts show that partners enjoyed a six-figure boost to earnings from currency conversion.
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NewsPI firm collapses with loss of 24 jobs - but sector upbeat for 2018
Despite pending reforms and a lengthening casualty list, most personal injury firms are bullish about their business prospects for the coming year.
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NewsDon't throw out Euro patent court along with EU, IP experts urge
Position paper calls on the government to make series of pledges to help professionals post-Brexit.
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NewsQualitySolicitors cuts jobs as income falls and law firms quit
Annual report says company has platform for future growth - despite liabilities exceeding assets by £713,475.