CMA’s Scotland probe highlights legal regulation reform priorities
The Competition and Markets Authority has hammered home its message of where legal services regulation needs to change as it begins a probe of the Scottish legal services market.
Whiplash savings “this year” even though reforms face delay
Insurers will start pricing in savings from the whiplash reforms this year, even though the changes may be delayed until late 2020, new research has predicted.
Women lawyers face uphill struggle on fees and salaries
Some clients expect discounts on fees for using a female lawyer while women who push for higher salaries are likely to be labelled “aggressive”, a global survey by the Law Society has found. The report concluded that quotas could help… Read More
Solicitor who told secretaries to fabricate letters is suspended
A criminal law solicitor who admitted telling secretaries to fabricate and backdate letters, attendance notes and other documents to regularise his files has been suspended for nine months.
