Press Release
London: 24 June 2024 – Team MT UK along with other 18000 walkers have celebrated 20th anniversary London Legal Walk on 18 June 2024. Legal professionals from England and Wales with Team MT UK started the Legal Walk from Carry Street to raise funds for the London Legal Support Trust (LLST), an independent Charity Trust […]
Legislation pledged to prevent abuse of NDAs
By Gazette newsdesk >> (28 March 2024) The government has announced a crackdown on the misuse of non-disclosure agreements. Legislation will be introduced ‘as soon as parliamentary time allows’ to ensure victims are no longer prevented from accessing legal advice and other support, lord chancellor Alex Chalk MP said yesterday. The law will clarify that NDAs […]
Budget: Cash for dispute resolution – but MoJ spending cut by £500m
By Gazette Newsdesk >> (6 March 2024) Investment in non-court dispute resolution and ‘digital solutions’ against a 4.8% cut in spending at the Ministry of Justice are the stand-outs from chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election spring budget today. ‘The government has once again failed to address the crisis facing our justice system,’ the Law Society said. Announcing […]
Law students sceptical that solicitor route is open to all
By John Hyde >> (28 February 2024) Just a third of new and future entrants to the legal profession actually believe anyone can become a solicitor, a new study has found. Researchers working alongside City firms BCLP, Clifford Chance, Gateley and Macfarlanes found widespread scepticism from law students and trainees about the prospects of someone […]
Criminal courts: New rules for live links and disclosure
By Bianca Castro >> (12 February 2024) ew changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules announced today include the ability to substitute a valid court decision for one which a court had no power to make following High Court and Court of Appeal decisions. The announcement sees amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules covering a range of areas […]
Criminal legal aid solicitors to get £16m ‘pay boost’ for police station work
By Monidipa Fouzder >> (29 January 2024) Criminal legal aid solicitors will get a ‘pay boost’ for police station work, the government declared today – however, practitioners will not see the extra £16m until summer at the earliest. Just over a year after deciding to use money set aside for training grants, expanding the Public […]
Paper wills could be destroyed under proposed storage reforms
By Monidipa Fouzder >> (19 December 2023) Paper wills from 1858 onwards could be destroyed under proposed government reforms to save storage costs. Preserving original paper wills and supporting documents in probate applications costs £4.5m a year, according to a Ministry of Justice consultation published last week – with the figure expected to rise every year. ‘Given […]
High Court showdown over criminal legal aid
By Monidipa Fouzder >> (12 December 2023) Today marks a watershed moment for criminal legal aid as a High Court showdown opens between the Law Society and government over solicitors’ fees. In court 3 of the Royal Courts of Justice, Lord Justice Singh and Mr Justice Jay will hear a judicial review over the government’s decision […]
New Rwanda treaty – but Society remains concerned
By Monidipa Fouzder >> (5 December 2023) The Law Society has questioned how a new UK-Rwanda signed today overcomes a ruling made by the Supreme Court that found the government’s plan for sending asylum seekers to Rwanda to be unlawful. Last month, the UK’s highest court upheld the Court of Appeal’s conclusion that there were […]
Dozens of conveyancing firms paralysed by cyber attack
By John Hyde >> (28 November 2023) Conveyancers affected by a cyber attack on an IT services provider have been urged to keep all other lawyers in the chain informed. Around 80 firms have been unable to complete transactions following a service outage affecting IT provider CTS. Dozens of clients hoping to move into their new […]
