All News focus articles – Page 5
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NewsNews focus: Dr Bitcoin case comes to an abrupt end
Dr Craig Wright was accused of ‘forgery on an industrial scale’ in a case that ended yesterday when the High Court ruled he is not the inventor of bitcoin. The judge found his adversaries’ evidence ‘overwhelming’.
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NewsNews focus: More budget blues for the MoJ
The budget included a £55m boost for family justice, part of a £170m push for non-court resolution. But the profession reacted coolly, as day-to-day justice spending is again set to fall.
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NewsNews focus: Initiative to clear rape cases is 'plaster for a bullet wound'
A new initiative to clear rape cases which have been in the system for more than two years is welcome, but lawyers say investment in a dedicated workforce is the only way to tackle the backlog properly.
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NewsNews focus: Air taxis test the law
The advent of aircraft piloted remotely with the aid of AI threatens to rip up the rulebook on aviation law, the Law Commission has warned. Knowing what to regulate is fiendishly difficult
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NewsIn focus: Domestic abuse victims are denied justice, parliamentarians told
New problem-solving courts should help - but all-party parliamentary group hears that advisers must also be paid fairly.
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NewsNews focus: How well are neurodiverse people supported in the profession?
As volunteer group Neurodiversikey launches a survey to find out how much support neurodiverse people in the law receive, three legal figures recount the anxiety of training and trying to fit in.
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NewsNews focus: Judgment week for the regulators
The Legal Services Board has unveiled its critique of eight frontline regulators, with the SRA one of ony two to receive top marks. Its report also calls for improvements in transparency, skills and use of evidence.
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NewsIn focus: Solicitors cool over new director's plans to transform the SFO
Nick Ephgrave last week set out an ambitious action plan, including speeding up cases and improving disclosure. But solicitors specialising in white-collar crime are sceptical.
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NewsIn Focus: 'Mildly ridiculous' - LSB chief’s candid verdict on the state of legal regulation
Amid mounting public outrage over the Post Office scandal, Legal Services Board chief Matthew Hill has delivered an outspoken valedictory message on the current state of legal regulation.
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NewsNews focus: First lady chief justice faces the media
Learning from other jurisdictions was a key theme of the lady chief justice’s first annual press conference. Open justice, diversity and broadcasting court proceedings also cropped up.
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NewsNews focus: Generative AI - law students call for guidance
Law students and academics need guidance on how to discern whether AI applications ‘pass the smell test’. A roundtable in Leeds heard that a ‘massive education programme’ is needed.
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NewsNews focus: bitcoin ‘identity’ dispute comes to court
Dr Craig Wright explains why he has faith in the British legal system as he prepares for Monday’s High Court showdown.
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NewsNews focus: Axiom Ince - the human toll
Amid the ongoing fallout from the collapse of Axiom Ince, 20 former clients of the firm have formed a support group on social media to share their experiences.
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NewsNews focus: Civil legal aid provision is withering away
Racked by stagnant fees and mounting overheads, civil legal aid providers on the frontline fear for the sustainability of the sector, according to a survey commissioned for the government.
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NewsNews focus: Rebooting justice - computer is not always right
Experts have long warned of the dangers of the ‘computer is always right’ presumption in law. The Post Office Inquiry has only added to calls for a new approach to the handling of IT-derived evidence.
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NewsNews focus: LCJ sets out her stall before the Commons justice committee
Lady Carr wants to build public understanding of how the justice system works and make the judiciary more inclusive.
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NewsNews focus: SLAPPs - lawyers are still poles apart
Controversial lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone has triggered fresh public debate on UK libel and defamation tactics. But the prospect of further reform to combat so-called SLAPPs continues to divide the profession.
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NewsNews focus: PO scandal - government sets legal and constitutional precedent
As the government announced a bill overturning all convictions based on Post Office Horizon data, some lawyers voiced their unease at ministers setting what will be a monumental legal and constitutional precedent.
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NewsIn focus: 24 things for solicitors to look out for in 2024
21st Century Justice, legal aid SOS, in-house scrutiny, law reform and group actions.
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NewsCollision course: Rugby union’s landmark brain injuries claims
Little progress was made last Friday in rugby union’s landmark brain injuries claims, but the judge did provide insight into the handling of group actions.