3+ hour, 43+ min ago  (428+ words) United Nations human rights watchdogs have protested to the government about the alleged "harassment, intimidation and misuse of counterterrorism powers" against lawyer Fahad Ansari. The solicitor"s treatment by the state raises "serious concerns as to the independent exercise of…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago  (426+ words) The courts have no jurisdiction to set aside a validly made adoption order other than through an appeal, the Supreme Court has found. In'X and Y (Children: Adoption Order: Setting Aside), X and Y's adoptive mother (AM) sought to revoke…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (230+ words) Lord Justice Cobb has been appointed as the new president of the family division. He will take on the role following Sir Andrew Mc Farlane's retirement earlier this month. Cobb, who was called to the bar in 1985 and took silk…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (464+ words) Solicitors could be required to keep a record of how they are staying on top of learning and development under new rules for continuing competence. The Solicitors Regulation Authority is also proposing that all solicitors must take part once a…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (510+ words) Personal injury firms have been put on high alert that any instances of fee inflation to reach the 25% cap will not be tolerated and could end up resulting in a regulatory probe. District Judge Lumb said that the proposed deductions…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (243+ words) Law Commission to consider consumer class action regime The Law Commission will also consider the funding of consumer class actions, taking into account any reforms flowing from the Civil Justice Council's recent review. We are still awaiting details of the…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (12+ words) 'Most aggressive lawyers in London' in Winehouse auction litigation'The Law Society Gazette...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (720+ words) In another sign that the US justice system's independence is in a stress position, the most eye-catching adornment of the Department of Justice's main building this Spring is not the Stars and Stripes fluttering in a breeze bearing petals from…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (221+ words) My friend Robert Roscoe was recently lamenting British courtroom dramas where the judge has a gavel and counsel shouts: "Objection!" What Robert did like were those early Perry Mason episodes, when Raymond Burr would half-smile as he realised the prosecutor…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (356+ words) Specialist rape courts promised in Labour's 2024 manifesto and Crown court efficiency measures would render curbs to jury trials unnecessary, a rebel MP has told the Gazette " as parliamentary scrutiny of the Courts and Tribunals Bill resumes this week. MPs tasked…...