News – Page 122
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NewsForensic reports threatened by low legal aid rates
Cuts give 'competitive advantage to those who have not prioritised quality', regulator says in damning annual report.
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NewsJunior advocates lose out to QCs in new fees regime – Society
Chancery Lane says solicitor-advocates and junior advocates will receive much smaller increases than the 10% proposed for QCs.
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NewsMoJ publishes advocacy fee proposals
Justice minister Sir Oliver Heald says new fee scheme for advocates will be based on complexity of work.
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MoJ ‘considers’ additional protections for vulnerable witnesses
Government is working with the judiciary to develop a statutory framework for family courts.
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City watchdog faces resounding ‘no’ to in-house accountability proposal
Financial Conduct Authority’s consultation on including legal function in Senior Managers Regime closes on Monday.
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NewsVeteran solicitor fined for ‘aberration’ in backdating file
Land Registry transfer document amended at client's request.
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NewsCPS error highlights cost of poor communication
Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman says Crown Prosecution Service failed to meet its victims’ code obligations.
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NewsGovernment silent on paperless divorce timetable
Family solicitor Tony Roe says a pilot will require rule changes via a yet-to-be-published practice direction.
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NewsUnreasonable defendant must face costs consequences
High Court sends another warning message to parties who 'litigate mendaciously'.
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NewsMunby: vulnerable witnesses reform ‘matter of priority’
President of the Family Division says he would welcome bar on abuse victims being cross-examined by their alleged perpetrators.
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News‘Conflict of interest’ fear over FCA’s senior managers regime
Law Society says subjecting in-house lawyers to City accountability regime may create conflict of interest.
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NewsCouncil’s ‘secret’ grant to law firm under the microscope again
Meeting called to further scrutinise grant to Asons Solicitors as Bolton council answers questions.
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Law firms join forces in apprenticeships drive
Law firms in the north-east seek to create alternative routes into the profession.
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Commercial Court dismisses Tchenguiz claim
Decision is part of long-running case surrounding sale of Somerfield to Co-Op.
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NewsBTE extension under review with backing from top judge
Sir Terence Etherton says before-the-event insurance could become the main source of litigation funding.
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NewsEx-solicitor judge jailed for will forgery
Margaret Hampshire and husband Alan sentenced to six months.
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Law firms join hands to encourage whistleblowers
New York firm agrees partnership with European duo to encourage insiders to report financial mismanagement.
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NewsSRA obtains freezing order against legal aid fraud firm
Regulator concerned that money due to Chambers Solicitors in Bradford is ‘being diverted to other law firms’.
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NewsEuropean court’s snooping judgment ‘bolsters privilege’
Law Society welcomes limitations on the interception of legally privileged information.
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NewsKing & Wood Mallesons quiet on trainee futures
Reports that trainees are being offered to complete contracts at magic circle firms as vultures swoop on KWM.