Legal News

The government intends to consult ‘shortly’ on the introduction of a criminal offence of failing to comply with a legal notice from HMRC to stop promoting a tax avoidance scheme.

The Law Society has launched a ‘21st Century Justice project’, with a remit for working groups to prepare for the future in five key areas.

One in 20 corporate counsel have come under pressure to suppress or ignore information in conflict with their regulatory obligations, according to research by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced investment of £3m into technology start-up incubator CodeBase and legal tech community Legal Geek, in an effort to facilitate the development of technology for use across the legal sector. 

In the Spring Budget 2023, on 15 March 2023, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has announced changes to the capital investment figures for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), and introduced a time limit in respect of civil claims where funds paid into the Court Funds Office remain unclaimed for 30 years or more.

n the Spring Budget 2023, on 15 March 2023, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, announced a ‘Brexit Pubs Guarantee,’ additional increases in defence spending, and a suite of local devolution deals providing funding for areas committed to a mayor or directly elected leader. The Chancellor also announced the development of a new Government Efficiency Framework and further funding for devolved administrations through the Barnett formula.

A corporation tax hike from 19% to 25% for businesses making profits of more than £250,000, and changes to pensions, childcare and disability benefits were some of the headline figures of the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt’s Budget

Lawyers have lambasted both the government’s Illegal Migration Bill and the surrounding rhetoric about ‘lefty lawyers’.

Small and medium-sized law firms performed well during 2021-2022 despite challenging circumstances, according to the Law Society’s annual Financial Benchmarking Survey.

The G4S fraud trial collapse is the latest in a ‘catalogue of failings’ at the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), lawyers have warned.