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Little sign of slowdown in solicitor-client costs disputes
Few costs lawyers have seen a reduction in disputes between solicitors and their clients despite 2022’s Court of Appeal ruling in Belsner, their representative body has reported.
Two-year suspension for City partner who groped associate
A male ex-partner at City giant Freshfields who groped a female associate after a team Christmas party has been suspended from practice for two years.
Lawyer executors “could do more” about risk of conflicts in probate
Law firms handling probate work could do more to guard against the risks of a conflict when administering estates and also acting as the executor, the SRA has cautioned.
Solicitors over-reliant on their COLPs, says SRA
Too many solicitors only check their professional obligations when things go wrong and are over-reliant on their firm’s COLP to keep on top of regulatory issues, according to SRA research.
Immigration adviser handed suspended jail sentence
A man who provided immigration advice and services without being regulated has been handed a suspended jail sentence.
BSB “not fit for purpose”, says Proudman after tribunal dismisses case
The Bar Standards Board has proven itself “unfit for purpose”, Dr Charlotte Proudman said yesterday after a disciplinary tribunal ruled she had no case to answer over tweets she sent.
Law firm’s AI agent supporting junior paralegals
A venture capital-backed law firm’s AI agent is handling both legal and non-legal work for its lawyers, its founder has said – like creating files, drawing up ‘to do’ lists and drafting emails,
Judge castigates expert who was “prepared to mislead the court”
The High Court has rejected the evidence of an expert witness who had “little or no regard” to the Civil Procedure Rules and was “prepared materially to mislead the court”.
Hospital order for man who planned terrorist attack on law firm
The man who planned a terrorist attack at a London law firm and made a threat to kill an immigration solicitor has been sentenced to an indeterminate hospital order.
Supreme Court to hear motor finance appeal by Easter 2025
The Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal the Court of Appeal decision on motor finance commissions, acceding to calls for a quick decision.
Blog
Automation in personal injury claims: The evolving legal risks
As automation tools become more sophisticated, they are increasingly used for more complex tasks, such as interpreting evidence and informing case strategy, particular in the PI sector.
A new era of legal operations
What we are seeing in the UK legal market is extraordinary change that will greatly influence how firms operate and compete for years to come.
Strong AML controls are meaningless with incomplete data
One expectation as the FCA takes control of anti-money laundering oversight is a move towards more supervision rather than simply writing new rules.
