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Government confirms U-turn on raising small-claims limit for PI claims
The government today executed a major U-turn on raising the small claims limit for personal injury claims, having announced three months ago that it was not going to do so.
Court of Appeal ruling highlights need for retainers to deal with clients who won’t pay their bills
Law firms’ terms of business need to clearly provide them with adequate rights to stop work for a client who refuses to pay, solicitors have been warned following an important Court of Appeal ruling yesterday.
Regulator lays bare litany of complaints over mySRA
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has laid bare the litany of complaints about the botched 2011 practising certificate renewal process. Introduction of the mySRA system was beset by technical problems.
SRA hanging in-house lawyers out to dry with unclear ABS rule, Law Society claims
Solicitors Regulation Authority is acting unreasonably by leaving it to in-house lawyers to decide whether the law requires that their legal teams become alternative business structures, the Law Society has claimed.
Leaked e-mail reveals ABI mulling bid to slash RTA portal fee from £1,200 to £150
The Association of British Insurers may call for the fixed fees payable under the RTA portal to be slashed by nearly 90% to £150 as part of its negotiation strategy, a leaked e-mail has revealed.
LSB rejects Bar Council criticism over advice from leading City firm
The Legal Services Board has rejected criticism from the Bar Council over its use of leading City law firm Hogan Lovells during the investigation into changes to the cab-rank rule.
BSB research highlights problems non-traditional candidates face in securing pupillage
Applicants for pupillage who are white, male, attended a fee-paying school or Oxbridge, or have parents who are educated to degree level are all more likely to succeed than those without such characteristics, Bar Standards Board research has found.
Co-op to launch family law service in London before nationwide roll-out
Co-operative Legal Services will this summer launch its family law service in London before rolling it out nationwide, director Christina Blacklaws has revealed. From launch CLS will provide the full range of family law services, and has a legal aid contract.
Third edition of SRA Handbook in seven months goes live
The third edition of the SRA Handbook in just seven months has gone live after being approved by the Legal Services Board. A fourth edition in less than a year since the Handbook went live on 6 October 2011 should be necessary in June.
Chartered legal executives become first to recite an oath upon qualification
New chartered legal executives last week became the first legal professionals to recite an oath upon qualification. It formed part of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives’ annual graduation ceremony in Bedford.
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A familiar story?
There is no doubt that the rising cost of clinical negligence claims deserves attention. However, the system’s true cost driver is often not the claim itself.
When AI becomes a line on the client’s bill
On 23 June, Legora changed how it charges. The platform announced that its most capable product was moving away from a flat per-seat licence fee to consumption-based pricing
Which legal AI will still matter in 12 months?
Four years ago, when senior partners asked me which legal AI they should buy, I would have walked them through a vendor comparison. Now I tell them the question is wrong.
