News – Page 143
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NewsConveyancer regulator presses ahead with PII reforms
Law Society warns of risk that closing firms will switch regulators to avoid run-off premium.
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NewsSlaughter allowed to keep £2m costs in liquidation case
The Court of Appeal rules that legal fees agreed by an adminstrator cannot not be challenged by liquidators of the company.
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News‘Largest ever’ legal needs survey – findings
Formal legal advice obtained for less than a third of issues, according to research conducted for the Law Society and Legal Services Board.
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NewsNew judgment ‘kills’ unbundled legal services
Chancery Lane calls for statutory protection after ruling framed with reference to unbundled services ‘sends a signal that people should be very cautious about accepting limited retainers’.
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NewsLegal Services Consumer Panel warns over ‘regulator shopping’
Panel says flexibility could lead to loopholes.
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NewsDispute over £4,000 repair bill racks up £300,000 in costs
‘Disproportionate’ a ‘wholly inadequate’ adjective to describe costs incurred in dispute, judge says.
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NewsBriggs LJ: online court limit ‘may have to start at £10k’
Civil courts reformer appears at London policy event with Jackson LJ, who is standing firm on fixed costs.
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NewsLegal aid ‘safety net’ scheme lawful, appeal court rules
MoJ overturns challenge on Exceptional Case Funding – but Briggs LJ dissents, describing the scheme as ‘inherently unfair’.
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NewsLAA loses legal aid contract challenge
High Court says government erred in the application of its criteria for the eligibility of London firm for duty provider scheme.
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NewsConsumer watchdog warns of interpreters acting as ‘introducers’
Legal Services Consumer Panel identifies three priority areas for Legal Services Board to work on.
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NewsTougher sentences for animal cruelty proposed
Sentencing Council says it wants to ensure the most serious cases lead to jail time.
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NewsQueen’s speech: courts and prisons to be reformed
Offenders will be given a second chance under Prison and Courts Reform Bill.
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NewsQueen’s speech: SARs regime to be improved
Criminal Finances Bill will target entities that carry out money laundering rather than focusing on individual transactions.
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NewsQueen’s speech: lawyers no longer at risk when making IP threats
The government plans to adopt Law Commission proposals on unjustified threats in infringement proceedings.
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NewsLet law firms host court hearings – rights thinktank
Justice urges government to capitalise on ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to transform civil courts.
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NewsGovernment urged to introduce guardianship bill in Queen’s speech
Justice minister Dominic Raab says government is still committed to pursuing new scheme to help deal with the property and affairs of missing people.
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NewsInterpreters lose MoJ race bias challenge
Employment Tribunal did not misdirect itself, Court of Appeal says.
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Criminalisation of lesbians on the rise
Human Dignity Trust report finds former colonies and sharia states are extending anti-gay laws to women.
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NewsLand Registry: raise fees, don’t privatise, say conveyancers
Conveyancing Association suggests fees increase would enable the government to maximise returns in a less risky way.
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Corporate criminal law set for ‘massive shift’
The Ministry of Justice announced last week that it will consult on proposals to extend the scope of the ‘failure to prevent’ criminal offence.