News – Page 117
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NewsFairpoint slashes purchase price of Colemans PI business
Legal services business notifies London Stock Exchange of variation in terms of deal.
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NewsHousing white paper an ‘encouraging signal’
Solicitors welcome promises on planning and leasehold reform – and a comprehensive land register.
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NewsCourt of Appeal burdened with ‘voluminous’ material
Litigants in person to be offered more support to tackle 'prolix grounds'.
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NewsRecord low for CCJs revives court fee fears
Registry Trust reports further fall in number of judgments against businesses.
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NewsSolicitor general defends fraud office funding
Robert Buckland QC responds to concerns over budget cuts.
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NewsHigh Court admonishes Slater and Gordon solicitor for disclosure omission
Judge says recent relevant case should have been brought to the court’s attention.
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Criminal bar adds to regulator's woes over training reform
Criminal Bar Association echoes Bar Council concerns over plans for new route to qualification.
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News$50bn Russian oil lawsuit set for next stage
London law firm taking lead on case centring on one of the largest ever payouts.
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News‘Archaic’ official secrets laws unfit for digital age
Archaic 1911 act still provides the principal legal protection against espionage, Law Commission reports.
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NewsLaw Society may intervene in landmark fraud case
Case involving City firm sparked widespread confusion over the scope of a solicitor’s liabilities and what reasonable checks they can make during the buying process.
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NewsSociety challenges government’s ‘concern’ for road accident victims
Chancery Lane urges government to retain judicial discretion in punishing dangerous drivers.
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IP Enterprise Court still attractive despite alternatives – presiding judge
His Honour Judge Richard Hacon says IPEC will remain attractive to SMEs.
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NewsCPS satisfaction levels soar
Nine out of 10 victims and witnesses happy with Crown Prosecution Service support received in court.
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NewsHigh Court stays £173m international settlement award
'State aid' ruling on International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes is a first, solicitor says.
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NewsFears for UK solicitors over patent court rights of audience
UK-based solicitors and barristers may not get rights of audience in UK-based EU court.
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NewsBrexit will need new dispute resolution mechanism
White paper proposes arbitration panel along lines of the one designed for EU-Canada trade deal.
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NewsCourt of Appeal rules claimants out of portal restricted to fixed costs
Lord Justice Briggs says to ‘throw open’ pre-action disclosure applications to assessed costs could create an undesirable level of satellite litigation.
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NewsNo genocide trial until Turkey releases judge
UN tribunal orders Ankara to take all necessary steps to ensure release.
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NewsBoastful barrister fined and reprimanded
Michael Wolkind QC - who could ‘get Stevie Wonder a driver’s licence’ - fined £1,000 for comments on website.
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NewsMunby: court did not ‘cave in’ over release of jailed 71-year-old
Court of Appeal approves consent order in relation to elderly man who lacks capacity.