Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative manifesto pledge to incorporate the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) into the National Crime Agency (NCA) was absent from the Queen’s Speech yesterday (21 June 2017), with lawyers welcoming the prospect it could be shelved.
The Queen’s Speech today (21 June) has largely confirmed the prime ministers’ focus on Brexit, with new national legislation and reforms to the domestic legal framework, although the list of bills will remain a ‘moving target’.
The Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) is to liaise with judges in a major review of their pay, after a recent survey cited nearly half of judges are considering quitting their roles.
In a fourth successive non-lawyer appointment to the role, former House of Commons leader David Lidington has been appointed Lord Chancellor, taking up his role on 11 June. Continue reading “‘A pity’: lawyers react as non-lawyer David Lidington appointed Lord Chancellor replacing Truss”
For my sins I committed Legal Business to a lengthy piece on the 2015 general election, focusing on the policies impacting the City, business and law, back in an era that now seems a decade away. You may remember that one: the Conservatives were to deliver stability against those Labour mavericks on the assumption that its pledged Brexit referendum was in the bag. Continue reading “Election comment – Many a slip between cup and hardcore Brexit”
Serious Fraud Office to be absorbed by National Crime Agency
The proposed scrapping of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the planned rules to reform M&A transactions emerged as key issues for City lawyers as the Conservative Party released its manifesto last month.
Continue reading “City partners react to Conservative manifesto”
A casual tweet of mine about the Oxford stabbing story gained unusual prominence (for a tweet of mine) and most of the people I have bumped into have wanted to talk about it. Continue reading “Guest post: Being within the law does not put judiciary beyond criticism – The bread knife of legal reasoning”
The announcement last month came as the polls suggest a clear lead for the Conservative Party, while May said she is seeking a direct mandate for her plan to deliver a smooth British exit from the EU.
City firms have voiced their concerns over Britain’s arrangements to leave the European Union as prime minister Theresa May pulled the trigger on article 50 last month.
Continue reading “‘An extremely big deal’: profession lays out key threats as article 50 triggered”
City partners have reacted positively to a Supreme Court ruling which found a firm was not responsible for the entire costs of a client’s failed property transaction. Continue reading “‘Implications across the board’: Supreme Court clarifies professional negligence rules in landmark BPE Solicitors case”
