The Legal Services Board (LSB), the super-regulator which oversees the Law Society and Bar Council, has set a maximum potential fine of £28m for the Law Society if it does not reach its targets on complaints-handling.
Unions must inform employers of the result of a strike ballot as soon as possible to allow them time to plan, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.
Private tenants would be given an “extra layer of protection” under government plans, Lender Repossession of Residential Property: Protection of Tenants.
Claimants cannot afford to lose part of their damages in legal costs, says Richard Scorer
The tendering date for civil and criminal legal aid contracts has been pushed back six months to October 2010 to give the Legal Services Commission (LSC) time to finalise arrangements.
Tony Williams suggests how law firms may be able to recover from the recession
Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage
Amanda Eilledge assesses the threats posed by mortgage identity fraud
In Stockton on Tees Borough Council v Aylott [2009] IRLR 548, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has given further confirmation that the restrictive test for disability-related discrimination laid down by the House of Lords in London Borough of Lewisham v Malcolm [2008] 4 All ER 525 applies equally to the employment field. No surprises there then.
The Civil Court Practice, the recognised authority on the Civil Procedure Rules, is now dually branded as The Green Book on Lexis Nexis’s online service.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Nick Vernon, Walkers Bermuda
Nick Vernon of Walkers on swapping Birmingham for Bermuda and building an employment practice by the sea
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Bird & Bird—Christian Bartsch
Global firm re-elects CEO for second term
Fletchers Group—Miriam Hall
Business appoints managing director of operational excellence
From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed
