News – Page 38
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NewsDomestic abuse bill to ban family court cross-examination
Landmark measure will also introduce the first statutory definition of domestic abuse to include economic abuse.
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NewsRestrictive covenants under spotlight at Supreme Court
Employment case could have implications for contracts in partnership model.
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NewsBar Council to open membership to chambers
New offering will allow clerks and managers to benefit from representative body’s training and events.
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NewsSolicitor ‘no longer needed’: MoJ rolls out online probate service
System has its place - but only for administering simple estates, solicitors warn.
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NewsDefendants not obliged to get early evidence from third parties, rules CoA
Judge says parties should devote their energy and resources to getting on with the action.
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NewsKPMG latest 'Big Four' firm to expand legal offering
New associate law firm to open in Hong Kong, followed by one in Shanghai.
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NewsFirms step up no-deal preparations after Brexit vote
Default option is that the UK leaves the EU on 29 March, with or without a deal, legal specialists warn.
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NewsBrexit: deadlock means new vote or no deal, says Society
Chancery Lane repeats warning in wake of House of Commons Brexit vote.
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NewsHerbert Smith Freehills brings Alternative Legal Services hub to US
New office in New York will focus on eDiscovery, international firm says.
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NewsBrexit: Bar says 'door now open' to other options
Norway or Canada-type agreement could now be possible, barristers’ profession says.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency faces High Court showdown over protection orders
Civil liberties group has been granted permission to challenge the lack of legal aid to challenge public space protection orders.
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NewsJudge who locked up claimant for contempt 'misused power'
Court of Appeal says county court judge failed to take the ‘measured approach’ that was required.
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NewsFighting ‘genericide’: trade mark owners handed new powers
Brand owners can request clarification in dictionaries.
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NewsPanama Papers solicitor fined £45,000
Khalid Mohammed Sharif failed to do background checks on two politically exposed persons.
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NewsSRA joins new taskforce to rid UK of 'dirty money' reputation
Home Office and Treasury say taskforce will scrutinise performance in dealing with economic crime. But lawyers remain sceptical.
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NewsGovernment under fire for failure to check probate 'stealth tax' costs
Solicitors for the Elderly says government has given ‘limited consideration’ to how proposals will work.
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NewsGovernment 'exploring alternatives' to short prison sentences
Cautious welcome for justice minister Rory Stewart's proposal.
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NewsInsurer on the hook for costs in negligence claim over Italy development
Sitting in the High Court, Mr Justice Foskett exercised the court’s discretion to award non-party costs in ‘exceptional circumstances’.
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NewsHFW eyes Saudi Arabia in Middle East drive
International firm agrees association with Riyadh-based Saudi practice.
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NewsCourt relaxes costs rule for PI claim heading towards multi-track
Judge says parties had signed consent order that would result in costs assessed on standard basis.