The UK Law Society Gazette The recently-departed chair of the Post Office has said there remained ‘lingering distrust’ of postmasters within the company even this year. Such sceptics, Henry Staunton told the Post Office Inquiry today, included lawyers still working for the organisation who were still commissioning investigations based on questionable data as recently as last…

A new study by Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys analyzed all 50 states to determine which have the least reliable legal systems, using three primary metrics: the justice index (measuring fairness and efficiency, lower justice index score represents a less reliable system), the language access index (reflecting services for non-English speakers), and the number of lawyers per 100,000 people. Ultimately, these metrics formed a composite score, scaled…

A first in Singapore KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A former Singaporean Cabinet minister was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of receiving illegal gifts, in a rare criminal case involving a minister in the Asian financial hub. Former Transport Minister S. Iswaran had pleaded guilty last week to…

A former DWF partner has been struck off the roll after he was convicted of attempting to communicate with an underage person for the purpose of sexual gratification. David Storry Walton, 68, pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court in September 2023 to a charge of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child. The court sentenced…

A Queens woman has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing an immigration lawyer who had dropped her as a client just days earlier, the Queens district attorney’s office said on Thursday. Xiaoning Zhang, a 27-year-old Flushing resident, was found guilty last month of second-degree murder, criminal possession of a…

he company behind an online service which promises to ‘democratise’ legal advice for small businesses has appointed administrators, it emerged this week. According to a notice in the London Gazette, Lawbit Ltd appointed administrators from Antony Batty & Co LLP on 24 September. The company’s subscription service, LawBite, continues to operate and provide legal advice…

Legal Cheek A magistrate has received a formal warning from the judicial watchdog following a “heated dispute” with a neighbour regarding their dog. Jean Banford JP is reported to have repeatedly emphasised her knowledge of the law, citing her position on the Cheshire bench, when arguing that the dog could be destroyed. The Judicial Conduct…