Last 3 months headlines – Page 827
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NewsLidington offers nothing of interest
Much of the media focus on last week’s MPs’ register of interests was on Theresa May’s shoe shop discount card and Ed Miliband’s £2,500 payment for a presenting stint on BBC Radio 2. For those with an eye on legal matters, the register, which covers interests as at 31 July, ...
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NewsFisher Meredith name disappears on £9m London merger
Acquisition of Fisher Meredith by Bishop & Sewell begin combined operation today.
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NewsAppeal to proceed in £14bn landmark Mastercard action
Quinn Emanuel says it has identified 'manifest errors' in Competition Appeal Tribunal ruling.
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NewsCourt examines 'tension' in rules on budgeting costs
Practicalities of detailed assessment of budgeted cases outlined.
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NewsTen-minute rule: Law firm's billing 'unusual', costs judge declares
Ten-minute units ‘uncommon’ in contentious work, with clients unlikely to recover such fees in full.
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NewsDPP raps 'inaccurate' press reports of rape prosecutions
Alison Saunders says media coverage should not hinder sensible public debate.
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NewsHoliday firm pays sickness compo after bailiff threat
Claimant lawyers say tour operators must meet their obligations after holiday giant Thomsons blames an administrative error for payment delay.
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NewsBlame game begins as Google Translate stands in for court interpreter
Barrister on hand to download translate app after defendant unable to communicate with court.
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NewsTrainee retention roundup: Freshfields drops one in three amid generally high rates
Firms post generally positive retention scores, though US firm lags behind.
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NewsCourt rules on fixed costs for interim applications
Hope that decision would ‘stem the flow’ of challenges over fixed costs amounts.
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NewsAG's office pays men £25,000 more than women
Guardian report shows gender pay gap widening in some government departments.
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NewsNew Simpson Millar boss: it's business as usual
Fairpoint officially enters administration but legal business emerges from the rubble.
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NewsFamily ties key to offender rehabilitation, government report finds
Lord Farmer’s review claims family relationships are ‘fundamentally important’.
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NewsSolicitors warned about failure to report sanctioned clients
Legal professionals among group that can now be subject to enforcement action.
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NewsMortgage repossession claims on the rise
New figures show trend is towards increase in lenders taking decisive action, but numbers still way off 2009 peak.
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NewsEmployment claims stayed by order following landmark fees ruling
Venerable employment lawyer Stefan Cross QC has dubbed the decision ‘extraordinary’ and ‘opaque’.
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NewsUnreported courts: Westminster magistrates shuts press room
Room was ‘little used’ despite being among country’s most high-profile courts.
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NewsJudge and counsel cross swords in 'astonishing' 15-week trial
'Rude and childish': Applications to appeal convictions are dismissed after judgment tells of acrimonious exchanges between bench and barristers.
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NewsEx-KWM staff 'offered £4k each' over redundancy consultation
’Technical breach’ of consultation process confirmed by administrators.
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NewsMust do better: Taylor Wessing overhauls gender programme after missing targets
City firm introduces new measures after failing in aim to have 25% female partnership.