Round one in dieselgate litigation goes to claimants
The first round of the diesel emissions litigation went to the claimants yesterday, with the High Court rejecting Mercedes’ bid to bind the court to decisions made by the German car regulator.
Moorhead: “We have to change the way lawyers think and behave”
The leading figure on legal ethics in the UK has called for the creation of an independent commission charged with improving “honesty, integrity and effectiveness in the use of law”.
Barrister who held and dipped into client money suspended
A direct access barrister who impermissibly held a divorce client’s money and then did not pay all of it back has been suspended for 18 months by a disciplinary tribunal.
FCA urges Supreme Court to act quickly over car finance mis-selling
The Financial Conduct Authority is to ask the Supreme Court to make a quick decision on whether it will hear the appeal against the recent decision on car finance mis-selling.