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New statistics highlight rising numbers of privacy cases
The number of privacy cases brought in the UK courts has risen for the second consecutive year, according to new research by Sweet & Maxwell. New statistics compiled by the legal publisher, which come in the wake of intense media scrutiny over the ...
05 Dec 2011 | 14:05 | 
SRA gets go-ahead for ABS licensing from New Year
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is to start accepting applications for alternative business structures (ABS) in the New Year, with its first ABSs potentially going live towards the end of February 2012.
01 Dec 2011 | 15:33 |
Employment partners welcome plans to overhaul UK regulations but warn conciliation service may struggle with demand
City employment partners have come out in broad support of fundamental changes to the UK’s employment laws proposed by Business Secretary Vince Cable and intended to significantly reduce the number of cases reaching tribunal each year. In a speech y...
24 Nov 2011 | 14:53 |
Voluntary code & membership body launched for third party litigation funders
A new code of conduct and central membership body for third party litigation funders has been launched in response to the increasing number of suppliers in the market. The Civil Justice Council (CJC) issued the new voluntary 11-point code yesterday (2...
24 Nov 2011 | 11:04 |
Double jeopardy - finding a balance in enforcement actions for companies
Peter Herbel, Beat Hess and Massimo Mantovani on the need for a balance between anti-bribery enforcement and unfairly duplicated proceedings
24 Nov 2011 | 00:00 |
Lawyers in spotlight as Leveson begins, but a legal minefield awaits the inquiry team
Sherborne steals show as Leveson begins what could be a thankless task. Georgina Stanley and Suzanna Ring report
24 Nov 2011 | 00:00 |
Lords Committee warns legal aid reform threatens access to justice
Government proposals to cut £350m from the UK’s annual legal aid budget threaten to hinder access to justice, according to a House of Lords Committee report issued yesterday (17 November). The House of Lords Constitution Committee report, issued da...
18 Nov 2011 | 15:10 |
First Bribery Act sentencing sees former court clerk handed six-year term
A former magistrates' court clerk has become the first person to be sentenced under the UK Bribery Act, after he admitted accepting a £500 bribe to "get rid" of a speeding charge. Munir Patel has been sentenced to six years in prison at Southwark Cro...
18 Nov 2011 | 13:03 |
Investec enters third party litigation funding market with new package
Investec has become the first bank in the UK to offer commercial litigation funding to help companies pursue civil claims in court. The bank has launched a litigation financing package for law firms to offer clients seeking to take claims to court. Th...
17 Nov 2011 | 12:54 |
Clarity and strength needed for Part 36 of the CPR to maintain its popularity
Since its introduction, Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) has evolved to become a significant weapon in the litigator’s armoury. It is a prescriptive set of rules, however, and some recent cases have highlighted the potential pitfalls if th...
17 Nov 2011 | 00:00 |
Judge orders Solicitors from Hell site offline
Solicitors from Hell owner Rick Kordowski has been ordered to remove his site from the internet. A decision in the High Court yesterday (15 November) saw Mr Justice Tugendhat order Kordowski to “cease, forthwith, to publish the website solicitorsfro...
16 Nov 2011 | 16:44 |
Attorney general takes soundings on move to US-style plea bargaining for corporate crime
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is consulting on proposals to usher in US-style plea bargaining in the UK to help prosecutors crack down on white-collar crime. The AGO has begun consulting on a form of plea bargaining called deferred prosecut...
27 Oct 2011 | 00:00 |
Check, and check again - why the Bribery Act and competition law could be a lethal combination
Sullivan & Cromwell's Juan Rodriguez and Louise Delahunty warn the Bribery Act and competition law could prove a lethal combination for companies with poor compliance
27 Oct 2011 | 00:00 |
Making crime pay - the global fight against crime reaches the boardroom
As regulators and prosecutors take a harder line on corporate fraud, City law firms are following US rivals by pushing into white-collar crime. Helen Mooney and Alex Novarese report
27 Oct 2011 | 00:00 |
Parliamentary committee pushes for libel reforms to go further
The draft Defamation Bill does not go far enough to address the "unacceptably" high costs of libel cases, according to the committee charged with reviewing the bill. In a report issued today (19 October), the committee of six MPs and six peers has ...
19 Oct 2011 | 00:00 |
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