Legal News

Mazur: Law Society still mulling appeal as SRA reviews investigations

The Law Society has yet to decide whether to appeal last week’s Mazur ruling, while the SRA is reviewing investigations that followed the High Court ruling.

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Eight out of 10 candidates say SQE is not fit for purpose

Eight out of 10 current and former SQE candidates do not consider the exam is fit for purpose or good value for money, a survey by the National Junior Lawyers Division has found.

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Solicitor apprentice sells medical report AI tool to law firms

A 25-year-old solicitor apprentice has described using AI to build a medical report reviewing tool for personal injury lawyers which he has already sold to five law firms.

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Bar tribunals: Earlier naming and all rulings published

Rulings by Bar disciplinary tribunals which clear barristers of misconduct are to be published in all cases, not only where requested, the Bar Standards Board has decided.

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Why housing disrepair claims against councils have leapt by nearly 400%

Housing disrepair claims against councils have surged dramatically in recent years, with some areas reporting increases approaching a staggering 400%.


Client accounts: Opportunity, obligation and the risks in between

The profitability gap between well-run firms and the rest is not primarily a function of size, location or practice area – it is a function of financial management.


Motor finance – the FCA is more worried about banks than consumers

The Financial Conduct Authority’s motor finance redress scheme announced last week amounts to one of the largest ever consumer failures by the regulator.