Litigation & dispute resolution news
Practice group: Litigation & dispute resolution
12-03-10
Russian oligarch wins libel lawsuit
Boris Berezovsky has won a libel lawsuit brought against Russian TV channel RTR Planeta which suggested he was linked to the death of the ...
05-03-10
Reduction in success fees for libel cases
Libel lawyers are to see their success fees for Conditional fee agreements reduced by 90 per cent under new plans announced by Justice...
25-02-10
Libel laws in need of revision, says Committee
The Commons Culture, Media and Sports Committee (CCMSC) has explained that changes need to be made to libel laws in the UK. In a new...
08-02-10
Drivers ignoring mobile phone laws, figures show
Legislation put in place to prevent people using their mobile phones behind the wheel is being flouted by a growing proportion of the...
28-01-10
Irish motoring offences to be upheld in the UK
Motorists who are found guilty of offences in Ireland will find their crimes are punishable in the UK, the government has announced....
21-01-10
Drink-drive figures 'show need for review of the law'
The latest drink-drive figures from the Christmas period illustrate the need for the law to be reviewed in England and Wales, the Royal...
23-12-09
Tougher laws to be passed on dangerous driving?
People who are found guilty of charges of dangerous driving will see their maximum jail sentences increased, Justice Minister Jack Straw...
14-12-09
Mobile phone laws 'failing to deter drivers'
There has been an increase in the number of people using their mobile phones behind the wheel, despite legislation against the practice...
09-12-09
Drink-driving limit may be revised
A legal expert has been called in by the government to assess whether the legal drink-drive limit should be revised to clamp down on those...
25-11-09
Banks win landmark overdraft charges case
A Supreme Court Judgment means that millions of bank customers hoping that their overdraft charges would be repaid to them will not...
20-11-09
Rankings success for B P Collins
Lawyers at Gerrards Cross law firm B P Collins have received a string of plaudits in the 2010 edition of legal "bible" Chambers...
19-11-09
Drive ban law changed for prisoners
A mother has been successful in her bid to change the law on drink driving convictions following the death of her daughter three years ago....
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