News – Page 163
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NewsBid canvass continues as legal aid D-day looms
Legal Aid Agency gives another indication of the time frame for tenders announcement.
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NewsFurther ‘Wales-only’ law affects landlords
The Housing (Wales) Act 2014 places an obligation on all private landlords who have a rental property in Wales to register.
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NewsInsurer invokes ‘fundamental dishonesty’ to see off claims
Case follows on from pair being jailed for their part in an exaggerated claim.
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NewsChancery Lane censures SRA over ‘flawed’ PII proposals
Society says the regulator’s recent paper fails to address why last year’s proposals on indemnity cover had foundered.
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NewsScots solicitors boycott new court over legal aid fees
Falkirk group says it cannot afford to subsidise criminal appeals at 1992 rates.
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NewsDeadline extended for legal aid bid survey
Practitioner groups extend deadline as solicitors await outcome of Ministry of Justice talks.
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NewsDivorce party hit for £334k costs after ‘blatant dishonesty’
Family court judge says costs award should deter others from similar conduct.
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NewsCPS flags up Cayman Islands reform
More efficient criminal justice system will reduce money-laundering threat to UK, according to report.
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NewsUnion fails with employment tribunal fee challenge
Court of Appeal says evidence was not presented to prove fees prevented meritorious cases being brought.
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News‘Urgent review’ of appropriate adults needed
Government-commissioned report says inadequate provision risks creating miscarriages of justice.
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NewsSociety: lobby your MP over court closures
Law Society produces campaign pack as government consults on shutting one-fifth of the courts estate.
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NewsJudge blocks disclosure in death penalty case
Police confidentiality outweighs interest of murder defendants in Thailand, High Court rules.
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NewsDeparting forensic specialist highlights legal aid plight
Contact Traces said solicitors face daily struggle to help clients understand evidence.
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NewsPractitioner groups defend boycott suspension
Nationwide action was called off on Friday as ‘goodwill gesture’ to the Ministry of Justice.
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NewsRise in divorce cases signals mediation failure
Number of new private law cases has risen year-on-year for the third month in a row, figures from Cafcass show.
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NewsPublic Defender Service set to expand
Ministry of Justice advertising for six duty solicitors as it plans to open additional offices in the north.
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NewsGove brings former colleagues to MoJ
Ministry of Justice announces new team of non-executive board members.
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NewsWide scope for review of civil court structure
The lord chief justice and master of the rolls ordered the review last month.
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NewsFirms sounded out over withdrawal of legal aid bids
Practitioner groups want to know how many firms are willing to withdraw their bids for new legal aid contracts.
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NewsJudge dismisses LIP's bid to get solicitor jailed
High Court finds litigant in person culpable of ’abuse of process’.