Planning changes to reduce legal challenges from 3 to 1
Changes to planning rules outlined in the Labour Government’s Plan for Change will reduce the number of times major infrastructure projects can challenged in court tackling the culture of NIMBY-ism says Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer. The government have revealed 58% of all decisions on major infrastructure, like nuclear plants, trainlines and windfarms, are subject […]
Firm fined £25k for breaches of AML regulations
Reading-based law firm Harrison Thames Valley Solicitors LLP has been fined £25,000 by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) following ‘serious breaches’ of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLRs 2017). The fine came following an SRA investigation which found the firm did not appropriate measures to […]
Lawyers targeted worldwide for upholding the rule of law
To commemorate the Day of the Endangered Lawyer (24th January), the Law Society of England and Wales draws attention to the risks lawyers face across the globe. There are lawyers that are targeted by certain governments looking to dismantle the justice system and erode the independence of the legal profession. The Day of the Endangered […]