A Court of Appeal ruling which clarified that litigation work can be carried out by non-authorized staff under proper supervision restores certainty to the legal sector after months of disruption, lawyers say.
A Court of Appeal ruling which clarified that litigation work can be carried out by non-authorized staff under proper supervision restores certainty to the legal sector after months of disruption, lawyers say.
Banks and vehicle financing companies are expected to mount legal challenges to the Financial Conduct Authority's £7.5 billion ($9.9 billion) motor finance compensation program, threatening to capsize the plan and probably delay its implementation for months.
The founder of Rosenblatt Law asked an appeals tribunal on Tuesday to throw out a Black former partner's appeal over failed race discrimination claims stemming from the use of a racial slur by the firm's former CEO at a work dinner.
The Court of Appeal said Tuesday that supervised non-solicitors can carry out litigation work, reversing a landmark judgment and offering reassurances to some law firms whose operating models have faced scrutiny.
Litigation Capital Management Ltd. said Tuesday that there is still "material uncertainty" over whether the Australian disputes funder can continue to receive support from its lender, as it looks to recover after investing in a series of loss-making cases.
The Daily Mail's publisher said at the end of a trial on Tuesday that privacy claims brought by Prince Harry and other public figures should be dismissed, saying they had been forced to make "frankly desperate allegations" because of lack of evidence.
A group of war-risk insurers can challenge their liability in a multibillion-dollar dispute over hundreds of aircraft stranded in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, after an appeals court held Tuesday that their appeal had a prospect of success.
A Welsh bus operator has defeated an elderly bus driver's age discrimination claim, convincing a tribunal that it dismissed him because of concerns over his driving rather than the fact he was over 80 years old.
A stand-up comedian failed on Tuesday in his challenge to a London court's interpretation of an allegedly defamatory press statement issued by a West End theater that accused him of having verbally abused Jewish audience members after one of his shows.
A solicitor who was branded a "dishonest fraudster" by a judge has been struck off after a disciplinary tribunal concluded that he asked clients to pay almost £60,000 ($79,000) into his personal bank account and misled a court.
