Blog Archives - Page 171 of 273

Dec

Sheikh and fakes: 159-page judgment probes Asian ‘antiquities’

December 1, 2022Law Society newsBlog

High Court finds misrepresentation but not fraud by London dealer in $4.9m claim.

Dec

Conveyancing giant consults on redundancies

December 1, 2022Law Society newsBlog

Simplify says ‘roles within central, support and management teams’ are at risk due to market slowdown.

Nov

Court to decide if NHS waiting time pledge is legal obligation

November 30, 2022Law Society newsBlog

High Court hears claim was brought after people who identified as different gender to that assigned at birth had waited years for specialist treatment.

Nov

Government promises three-part test to stop SLAPP cases

November 29, 2022Law Society newsBlog

Justice minister promises legislation ‘as soon as parliamentary time allows’.

Nov

SRA issues new warning on solicitors using SLAPPs

November 28, 2022Law Society newsBlog

Regulatory action likely against any firm threatening claims which are inevitably going to fail.

Nov

News focus: Legal aid pay rises would stoke inflation – Raab

November 28, 2022Law Society newsBlog

With the government set to unveil its full response to the Bellamy legal aid review, lord chancellor Dominic Raab says extra cash for solicitors is unlikely. The prospect of industrial action still looms,

Nov

News focus: Clock is ticking for legal clarity on digital securities

November 28, 2022Law Society newsBlog

Sir Geoffrey Vos envisages England and Wales as a magnet for the global crypto-economy. But the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce’s drive to set out the legal position on digital securities must address statutory rules.