Nicola Laver

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Nicola Laver is editor of Solicitors Journal and a non-practising solicitor

9 Dec 2020

Barratt drops ground rent on new leases

Barratt Developments has eliminated ground rents on new developments, it has been reported this week

9 Dec 2020

'Shocking' plan to breach international law dropped by government

Government abandons controversial parts of its internal market bill to break international law in a widely welcomed U-turn

7 Dec 2020

Pro bono work recognised - including UK's first not-for-profit firm

AltraLaw, the UK's first not-for-profit law firm, and Reed Smith, were among a raft of firms and lawyers who collected LawWorks awards for pro bono

7 Dec 2020

HRA review a 'giant leap backwards'

An independent review of the Human Rights Act was announced today but Amnesty International warned of a 'giant leap backwards'

4 Dec 2020

Increase guideline hourly rate by 35 pc, says judge

Guideline hourly rates (GHR) should be increased by 35% to reflect inflation pending the outcome of a review, a High Court has said

3 Dec 2020

Fee income boost for Browne Jacobson's advocacy arm

Ten years after being authorised to host barrister pupillages, Browne Jacobson's advocacy arm has announced an 18% growth income for 2019-2020

2 Dec 2020

7pc of UK respondents updated or made will in first lockdown

The majority of people in the UK had not got their affairs in order in spite of the pandemic as first UK national lockdown ended, the Law Society said

1 Dec 2020

Crown Court 'covid' hours: Have your say

The government is consulting directly with lawyers on its proposed covid operating hours in the crown courts, but responses must be submitted by 10 December

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