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Barrister attacks legal directory’s “secret soundings”
A high-profile barrister has attacked “secret soundings” taken by a leading legal directory after discovering she had been bad-mouthed behind her back.
Charlotte Proudman: To create change, you have to put yourself out there
Legal Futures interviews Dr Charlotte Proudman, the outspoken barrister and campaigner who was recently cleared by a Bar disciplinary tribunal.
Law firm plays down BBC story on restricting AI use
Commercial law firm Hill Dickinson has played down a BBC report that it has blocked general access to several AI tools after it found a “significant increase in usage” by staff.
‘Axiom Ince Five’ set to face trial in February 2027
The five men charged by the Serious Fraud Office with various offences following the collapse of Axiom Ince will stand trial in February 2027.
Legal LinkedIn users report trolling and “sexual comments”
Two-thirds of legal LinkedIn users received harassing, negative or ‘troll’ messages or comments, with 35% receiving “sexual comments” on the platform.
Two-year suspension for barrister’s inappropriate comments at court
An experienced barrister has been suspended for two years over inappropriate comments and behaviour of a sexual nature while at court.
Businessman seeks injunction to stop publication of lawyer’s letter
Green industrialist Dale Vince is seeking an injunction to stop a Conservative peer he is suing for libel from publishing his lawyer’s response to the letter before action on the grounds that it too is defamatory.
JAC explores adding disability to ‘equal merit’ tie-breaker
The Judicial Appointments Commission is actively exploring whether disability could be added to the ‘equal merit’ approach to the selection of judges, its vice-chair said this week.
Exclusive: Motor finance case solicitors hit out at Treasury intervention
The government’s bid to intervene in the Supreme Court hearing on the motor finance appeals breaches the constitutional separation of powers, solicitors for two of the claimants have argued.
Rescinding £32.5m house sale “will not change conveyancing”
The High Court has rejected the argument that its decision to order recission of a £32.5m house sale because of the presence of clothes moths will cause conveyancers problems.
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Accountability has to live within governance, not with one person
The assumption has long been that a COLP or COFA is personally exposed to the consequences of anti-money laundering breaches.
The SRA’s client money reforms: good intentions, questionable execution
On the face of it, the SRA’s plans to tighten protections around client money sounds sensible. The detail, as ever, tells a more complicated story.
Recruitment, retention and reward in the legal accounts world
Understanding the legal finance market is important – not just for those actively involved in it day-to-day but also for leaders within law firms.
