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Law school sets minimum “secure” assessments to combat GenAI

9 May 2025

At least half of the assessments of law students at University College London must now be in a form that “reliably safeguard against the use” of GenAI, it has decided.


Legal Services Board ratchets up pressure over BSB performance

9 May 2025

The Bar Standards Board is not improving its performance with “sufficient urgency or pace”, the oversight regulator has concluded.


Judge condemns “continued saga” of excessive family law costs

8 May 2025

A deputy district judge and leading family law solicitor has condemned what he called the “continued saga” of “excessive costs” charged by family lawyers.


“Challenging” year for PI group as new cases nearly halve

8 May 2025

Listed business NAHL issued bullish predictions for its future yesterday after a “challenging year” that saw falls in revenue and the number of personal injury claims generated.


Newspaper pays class action firm damages for ‘client pressure’ libel

8 May 2025

The Times newspaper has apologised to class action law firm Pogust Goodhead and agreed to pay damages for a defamatory claim that it was improperly pressuring clients.


Revised whiplash tariff jumps final parliamentary hurdle

8 May 2025

The revised whiplash tariff received its final parliamentary approval this week, although the Conservatives warned the government that the policy “cannot be left to run on autopilot”.


Judge condemns lawyers who produced “fake citations” to court

7 May 2025

The High Court has ordered that a barrister and the solicitors who instructed her be referred to their regulators after providing five fake case citations in their pleadings.


Conveyancer refuses to give in to one-star scammer

7 May 2025

A conveyancer has described how she refused to give in to a scammer who threatened to post more fake one-star reviews of her law firm unless she gave him her phone number.


Knights adds Essex and IFA services in latest acquisition

7 May 2025

National firm Knights yesterday announced its 24th acquisition since listing in 2018 with a £16.6m deal for Essex law firm Birkett Long that will take its annual revenues to over £200m.


Law firms “failing to be proactive on wellbeing”, says IBA

7 May 2025

Developing a “proactive policy” to prevent wellbeing issues from arising appears to be a “significant challenge” for most law firms, a report by the IBA has found.

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