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An employment law platform which has helped 12,000 people bring their own tribunal claims – providing unbundled services – has raised £2m in seed funding.

As consolidation in the personal injury market increases, there are signs that “most of the leading players in the sector are starting to turn a corner”, a report has found.

The Law Society has “paused” work on a material information form for conveyancers, after National Trading Standards withdrew it guidance on the issue last month.

A partner who told a junior colleague that he wanted to “dominate you sexually” has been suspended for two years – but his identity kept secret.

The Legal Services Consumer Panel has expressed its frustration and “deep concern” over the “persistent failure” of lawyers to effectively deal with complaints from consumers.

Conveyancers must make it “very clear” to clients whether or not they are taking on liability in checking for climate change issues, a director at a leading indemnity insurer has warned.

The Access to Justice Foundation should not make more out of the Mastercard settlement than the funder who took all the risks, the High Court has been told.

A law firm that submitted identity evidence to the HM Land Registry which clearly did not stack up has been rebuked by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

An associate who deleted an email chain as part of a “deliberate and dishonest attempt on her part to shape the narrative” following a client complaint has avoided being struck off.

The rise of group litigation in the UK could cost the economy almost £18bn, a free market thinktank based in Brussels has estimated.