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Last hurdle before accountants can offer probate services: a two-day course
Passing a two-day course will enable accountants to start offering probate law services to the public, after the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales yesterday officially received the power to regulate probate and licence alternative business structures.
CMCs using “special arrangements” with banks to avoid investigating PPI cases
Some claims management companies (CMCs) are using special pre-submission arrangements with the major banks to avoid investigating PPI cases, it has emerged.
ABSs set to cross the Atlantic
The global spread of alternative business structures (ABSs) took a major step forward yesterday after a report by the Canadian Bar Association strongly backed their introduction.
Law Society recruits new chief executive from NHSLA
The Law Society has chosen Catherine Dixon to replace Des Hudson as chief executive. Mr Hudson will retire at the end of this month.
SRA to investigate asylum advice after judges overturn convictions
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to investigate the quality of legal advice provided to asylum seekers, in part because of concerns expressed by the Criminal Cases Review Commission, it has emerged.
Police Federation solicitor set to be investigated by SRA
A solicitor who advised the Police Federation is set to be investigated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) amid allegations of police misconduct over the death of a man during a drugs search.
APIL makes successful complaint over “misleading” Hampson Hughes advert
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has successfully complained about an advertisement broadcast by high-profile Liverpool law firm Hampson Hughes that said claimants would receive £2,000 “up front”.
Second local authority ABS: we are not a threat to law firms
HB Public Law, the shared legal service set up by Harrow and Barnet Councils, has been granted an alternative business structure licence by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
Slater & Gordon eyeing yet more acquisitions as it hits £100m revenue mark in UK
Slater & Gordon has announced UK revenues of just over £100m for its last financial year, and indicated that further acquisitions are to come in the coming 12 months.
Tax barristers should report colleagues who break rules, Davies says
Tax barristers who have evidence of colleagues breaking the rules should report it to the Bar Standards Board (BSB), chief executive Dr Vanessa Davies has said.
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Reorientation in the AI era must begin with the client
Much of the discussion about AI in the legal industry focuses on technology: which tools to adopt and which tasks might get automated. But this misses the deeper story.
Awaab’s Law phase 2: New hazards council tenants can now claim for
The conversation on housing disrepair is moving beyond damp and mould alone. With the rollout of phase 2 of Awaab’s Law, the scope of issues covered is expanding significantly,
Beyond PCP: Can regulators and lawyers work better together next time?
Nearly a decade after the Financial Conduct Authority began investigating the car finance industry, the story of the PCP commission scandal is still unfinished.
