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Law firm COFA barred for transferring funds from client account
The COFA of an eight-office Home Counties law firm shut down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority earlier this year has been barred from the profession.
Solicitor who abandoned firm suspended for 18 months
A personal injury solicitor who abandoned his firm whilst struggling with health issues and addiction – leaving it to be run by his office manager – has been suspended.
Legal Aid Agency urged to remove “publicly shamed” board member
Lawyers for Dr Susan Gilby in her landmark whistleblowing claim have called on the Legal Aid Agency to remove one of its board members for the role he played in targeting her.
Conveyancers create new initiative to speed up homebuying
A group of conveyancers have joined forces to create a new initiative aimed at solving practical issues that “clog” the conveyancing process.
Record year for insolvency litigation funder Manolete
Manolete, the listed insolvency litigation funder, said has set out an ambitious growth plan after its latest financial results confirmed a record year in three key areas of the business.
“Rude” judge sanctioned after throwing barrister out of court
A district judge who was rude to a barrister before throwing him out of court in front of his client has been given formal advice for misconduct.
Court rejects solicitor’s reasons for missing Dieselgate claim cut-off
A High Court master has refused to allow 5,000 Dieselgate claimants to go ahead after their law firm failed to serve their claim in time.
Solicitor used client money to keep within overdraft
A veteran solicitor who admitted billing clients for work he had not done to avoid his firm exceeding its overdraft has been struck off.
SRA urged to consider fee reductions for legal aid firms
The Solicitors Regulation Authority should consider reductions for legal aid firms if it goes ahead with plans for a 29%, or £25m, increase in its funding.
Rebuke for law firm that failed to perform undertaking for years
A South London law firm that failed to perform an undertaking given during a property transaction for nearly two and a half years has been rebuked by the SRA.
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Could unpredictable AI costs finally lead firms to true value pricing?
For years, the legal profession has talked of moving away from the billable hour to value-based pricing without quite managing it.
Is your Google Ads budget funding your competitors’ AI visibility?
If your cost-per-click has crept up again this year, you’ve probably assumed the market simply got more expensive. That’s the wrong way to read what’s happening.
Containing the spread of unapproved AI
Nearly 60% of fee-earners admit to using unapproved tools (like free versions of ChatGPT). Yet 68% of firm leaders are confident there is zero risk of unapproved AI being used for client work.
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