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Court “lacks jurisdiction” to protect party’s lawyers from abuse
The High Court does not have jurisdiction to grant claimants a protective injunction stopping a defendant from harassing their lawyers, a judge has ruled.
Tribunal budget to soar amid flood of prosecutions by SRA
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal’s budget is set to soar by a quarter next year in response to a surge in cases referred by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Newly elected lawyers dominate justice select committee
Elections for MPs to join the justice select committee, which oversees the work of the Ministry of Justice, produced seven lawyers out of the nine members.
Suspended prison sentence for unregulated immigration adviser
A man convicted of three counts of providing unregulated immigration advice and services has been handed a suspended prison sentence.
Start-up uses AI to highlight ‘victim blaming’ in justice system
A start-up aiming to combat gender-based violence is close to completing work on an app, backed by AI, to identify ‘victim blaming’ in the justice system.
No jail for law student convicted of abusing England footballer
The law student who called England footballer Bukayo Saka a ‘monkey’ in an online rant has been handed a conditional discharge after insisting he did not intend to be racist.
Solicitor suspended from practice 12 years ago can return to roll
A solicitor suspended indefinitely in 2012 for failing to produce accounts after his law firm closed can return to the roll, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has decided.
Licensed conveyancers “looking to recruit from school”
Licensed conveyancers are targeting schools in an effort to improve recruitment and raise the profile of the profession.
MPs hear call for action against ‘no win, no fee’ lawyers after SSB collapse
MPs whose constituents have been badly affected by the collapse of SSB Law have pledged to lobby the new government to take action against lawyers and others.
Ireland allows barristers to become law firm partners
The Republic of Ireland has introduced ‘legal partnerships’, allowing barristers to be partners with solicitors in law firms for the first time and to form partnerships with other barristers.
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The SRA’s strict liability gamble has failed. Good
The Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in Dentons v SRA on 27 April, and the profession is right to welcome it. It is the second time in short succession that the court has corrected the SRA.
How AI presents real opportunities for barristers
AI presents real opportunities to improve access to justice and to support barristers in day-to-day legal practice. But we all need to understand and mitigate the risks.
Not everything can be a competition issue – a new dawn for consumer redress
Last month, the Law Commission launched a new project to “consider the potential introduction of a consumer class actions regime” in England and Wales.
