'Stop dragging your feet': Society's criminal legal aid demand ahead of Chalk meeting Chancery Lane to meet lord chancellor three months after High Court handed down judgment on decision-making process.... Court shows mercy on application three minutes before deadline Lawyers for company in administration wanted a last-ditch extension to an unless order.... Post Office lawyer ‘silenced’ widow through incentive payments Public inquiry hears that lawyer drafted NDA with dead sub-postmaster’s family to prevent publicity.... The week in 60 seconds - digested news A round-up of the week’s news.... SRA seeks to protect client anonymity at SDT There is a ‘public interest’ in maintaining legal professional privilege at the expense of open justice, counsel for regulator tells the High Court.... Lawyers held back damning advice from me, says former Post Office director Convictions were deemed to be potentially unsafe - but that was not relayed to top brass, public inquiry hears.... SQE results fiasco: £250 'goodwill payment' on its way Regulator says payment not in lieu of compensation and candidates will be compensated for losses incurred.... Law Society calls for civil legal aid increase over unrepresented parties in family court Society president says more action was needed as ‘rise in litigants in person [creates] further pressure on system already in crisis’.... Legal privilege used to ‘cloak’ messages, key Post Office figure admits Public inquiry sees lawyer’s emailed instruction to ‘structure’ documents to invoke privilege.... Magistrate who ‘ranted loudly’ at court staff issued with formal warning Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says the office holder apologised at the time over ‘comments which were considered inappropriate or threatening’.... Claim for £68m dismissed as losses ‘were not attributable to firm’s alleged negligence’ High Court also refuses amendments to claim, centred on a failed investment scheme, against another firm which ‘lacked clarity and coherence’.... Solicitors furious over ‘heavy-handed’ pat-downs London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association complains to HM Courts & Tribunals Service about ’invasive’ searches....