Unlocking the benefits of practice and case management tools
Legal Week Many law firms are not making full use of the systems that could help them stay competitive – so how can lawyers get more out of the technology at their fingertips?
Daniel ShenSmith
Boosting agility and efficiencies through technology and soft skills – a guide for law firms and legal practitioners
Legal Week By 2020, innovative practitioners will have harnessed advancements in technology to address emerging opportunities, fundamentally redefining the legal function
Employment tribunal cases withdrawn over ‘off-putting’ fees
Claimants are required to pay separate fees to issue their claim and have it heard.
‘Deadline slips’ for clinical negligence fixed fees
Personal injury lawyers welcome apparent acknowledgement that 1 October start date is not achievable.
High Court dismisses solicitor’s SDT challenge
Robert Stuart Franklin Scott, who was struck off, contested tribunal’s finding that he acted without integrity.
Understanding Inquests, with Stephen Harvey QC – ShenSmith Barristers
What is an inquest? Inquests and public enquiries are unlike ordinary court hearings, because, as their name implies, they are inquisitorial proceedings, whose primary purpose is to investigate a situation and to arrive at a conclusion. Whether that conclusion …
Review of convictions in Joint Enterprise
Note prepared by Stephen Harvey QC – R v JOGEE (APPELLANT), and RUDDOCK (APPELLANT) v THE QUEEN (RESPONDENT) (JAMAICA) [2016] UKSC 8; [2016] UKPC 7. Preliminary: The recent joint decision of the Supreme Court and the Judicial Committee of the …
MoJ set to impose 34% divorce fee hike next Monday
The Ministry of Justice confirmed that divorce fees will rise to £550 from 21 March, subject to parliamentary approval.