Last 3 months headlines – Page 812
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National Accident Helpline sets up second ABS
Partnership with national law firm Lyons Davidson will go live in November.
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Metamorph continues buyout spree with BPL purchase
South of England conveyancing specialists will now operate under Metamorph brand.
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NewsFixed costs in 2018 to tackle holiday sickness 'epidemic'
Government makes call for evidence as battle to stem claims intensifies.
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NewsConclude legal aid review quickly, MPs urge government
Early day motion signed by 68 MPs from major political parties.
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Bar scraps nursery scheme after four years
Campaign to set up a nursery stretched back decades.
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NewsGovernment to cover GPs against clinical negligence claims
State-backed scheme will indemnity doctors doing NHS work.
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NewsBarrister lifts lid on impact of rude and aggressive judges
Mary Aspinall-Miles says some judges ’undermine professional confidence’.
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NewsVehicle and knife acts prompt terrorist sentencing rethink
Sentencing Council consults on first comprehensive guidance for judges.
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NewsLawyers expect whiplash reforms to drag beyond October 2018
Conference hears one of the government’s key drivers behind personal injury changes may also be fading away.
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GCs exploring social media to appoint external advisers
Sector research suggests senior in-house lawyers are looking beyond directories.
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NewsLegal privilege battle heads to Court of Appeal
High Court decision earlier this year in ENRC case was greeted with dismay by both solicitors and The Law Society.
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NewsConsent at 13? Internet contract age under fire in Lords
Allowing 13-year-olds to sign away rights is ‘almost certainly illegal’, debate on Data Protection Bill hears.
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NewsWomen still cluster in traditional practice areas
Law Society data reveals the subject areas in which solicitors say they work.
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NewsQuestion time for returning MPs
After a two-and-a-half-month break punctuated only by a fortnight back at Westminster and a week for each party conference, it is only natural that MPs are itching to get back to work. None more so, it would seem, than shadow justice minister Imran Hussain. The Bradford MP and barrister near-bombarded ...
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NewsMoJ begins work to address racial divide in justice system
Measures introduced as part of Theresa May’s wider audit of how public services treat people from minority ethnic groups.
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News'Breathtakingly rude': law firm under fire over insolvency threats
High Court judge condemns solicitors' ‘connivance’ in use of company law to avoid paying a debt.
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NewsCaught on camera: police videos could assist abuse prosecutions
Crown Prosecution Service's latest report on violence against women and girls shows 5.8% fall in the number of police referrals.
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NewsFirm trains 'first aiders' to protect staff mental health
Insurance practice believed to be the first law firm to establish dedicated in-house support team.
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NewsJudge warns against 'hindsight' to justify indemnity costs
Courts will not seek to punish losing parties in civil actions without good cause.
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NewsWidely respected solicitor judge Julie Exton dies at 59
Lord chief justice announces death of former president of Association of Her Majesty’s District Judges.