Practice Management: Legal services
Employment claims backlog is ‘just the start’
Claimants in the employment tribunal are now facing up to 46 weeks for their hearings during lockdown, it has been revealed.
New costs chair
Former government minister David Heath is the newly appointed chair of the Costs Lawyer Standards Board (CLSB). Heath is also a former director on the SRA
A ‘dynamic and inspirational leader’: HSF elects first female chair
HSF has appointed Rebecca Maslen-Stannage as its first female senior partner and chair
Covid in court
Confirmed cases of covid-19 across 95 court locations were found between 26 January and 19 February 2021, involving 82 court staff, 16 judges, 13 jurors an
SME bank disputes
The Independent Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS) has nowopened for business. The BBRS is a dispute resolution service set up to resolve complaint
Law firm performance
City law firms are “in good shape” but regional firms had a challenging year during 2020, research shows. Crowe’s annual benchmarking sur
Remote Court of Protection
Evidence from medics in the Court of Protection (CoP) is “better”, CoP vice president Mr Justice Hayden had said. Commenting in a webinar, The
Eviction ban
The ban on the enforcement of evictions has been extended to 31 May 2021. However, the Law Society warned that as tapering off measures start on 1 June, le
New SDLT holiday deadline sweetened with tapered return to normal rules
House buyers sighed in relief at further extension to the stamp duty land tax holiday to the end of June
