News – Page 32
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NewsCash-rich conveyancer snaps up south east law firm
Backed with private equity investment, O’Neill Patient plans to make further acquisitions in future.
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NewsLAA seeks to bring court-assessed bills in-house
Proposed permanent move prompts concerns over possible conflict of interest.
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NewsLitigation funder Burford buys stake in firm
Investment in PCB 'takes the legal industry a step closer to conventional financial structures'.
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NewsGCs urged to require firms to invest in black lawyers
Open letter by Black Solicitors Network sets out actions to tackle 'pervasive racial disparities and inequalities'.
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NewsAnger as solicitors told over the weekend to attend court in person
Judicial Office statement said crisis levels had changed since remote participation was encouraged in April.
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NewsSRA to step up technology role following challenge success
Regulation is no hard barrier to innovation, final reports on Legal Access Challenge conclude.
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NewsCovid-19 has 'significantly reduced' value of criminal legal aid offer
Law Society says landscape has reduced dramatically and government must do more than it has proposed.
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NewsOnline dispute resolution proposed to close self-employed justice gap
System must be readily usable without the support of a lawyer, thinktank Fabian Society proposes.
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NewsIndex reveals winners and losers in economic slump
Legal market contracted by 2.5% in first quarter - but some practice areas are thriving.
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NewsJunior lawyers tell SRA to delay solicitor super-exam
Junior Lawyers Division says more time is needed to make Solicitors Qualifying Examination fit for purpose.
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NewsSolicitor enraged by struggle to see court risk assessment
Managing director of Chester firm says he needs to know if it is safe to send staff to court.
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NewsProposals invited for SME disputes portal
Disputes resolution portal one of four projects announced in LawTechUK Vision unveiled last month.
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NewsThompsons becomes latest firm to cut staff pay and hours
Majority of staff at union firm agreed to three-month cuts.
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NewsLegal ombudsman announces departure
Rebecca Marsh to take up position of property ombudsman in October.
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NewsExclusive: legionella threatens legal London’s return to work
Lawyers working at Lincoln’s Inn have been warned not to go in to their offices following the discovery of the bacterium.
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News'Reliable, valid and cost-effective': SRA publishes pilot findings for 'super-exam'
Regulator says second stage of Solicitors Qualifying Examination is on course to be a reliable assessment.
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NewsVirtual justice is working - but should not become permanent
Rapid review of emergency civil justice measures finds three quarters of lawyers responding positively.
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NewsLet’s be modest with change says online courts guru Susskind
Lords committee hears pleas for a pause to learn lessons from ‘major unscheduled pilot’.
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NewsMagistrates deal with 13 cases on first day of 'block listing'
One courtroom dedicated to hearing firm's cases to keep number of people in court to a minimum.
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NewsSocial distancing causes delays at regional divorce centre
Separating couples face 20-week wait for district judge to consider consent order application.