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SSB clients’ distress as cavity wall claims are transferred to third firm
The law firm that took on SSB Law’s cavity wall insulation cases after it went bust is exiting the field and passing the files on again to Hugh James.
Hoffman: What more could we have done in Nigeria fraud case?
The former law lord who presided over the arbitration whose $11bn award was later found to have been obtained by fraud has said there was nothing the panel could have done differently.
Ex-Slater & Gordon lawyer fails in appeal over dismissal
A senior costs specialist at Slater & Gordon has failed in his appeal against a ruling that he had not been unfairly dismissed and was not harassed at work.
“We’re moving up the food chain,” says listed law firm
AIM-listed firm Keystone Law is “moving up the food chain” in terms of the quality of lawyers it is recruiting, which is helping to drive turnover and profit, it said yesterday.
Solicitor launches legal platform for recruitment businesses
A solicitor and former recruiter, and founder of a law firm which works entirely for recruitment consultancies, has launched an online platform to protect them from disputes.
Law Society council members to be paid £2,000
Members of the Law Society’s ruling council are to be paid £2,050 a year on top of expenses, if a motion is approved at next month’s AGM.
All Daily Mail sting solicitors to face disciplinary tribunal
The three solicitors whose firms were shut down last year after being named in a Daily Mail undercover investigation are to face the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
Barrister Andy Slaughter takes helm of justice select committee
Barrister and former shadow justice minister Andy Slaughter was yesterday elected as the new chair of the justice select committee.
Law firm chooses employee ownership over private equity
The latest law firm to embrace employee ownership – also one of the largest – did so after turning down private equity offers worth “millions of pounds”, its chief executive has revealed.
New BSB duty “would require barristers to become social engineers”
More high-profile figures have expressed their concern at the Bar Standards Board’s plan to impose a new positive duty on barristers to act in a way that “advances” equality, diversity and inclusion.
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Modern vehicles: new injury profiles and new legal challenges
As the number of electric vehicles on UK roads continues to grow year-on-year, it is important to address the risks that come with their increased adoption.
The SRA needs to admit it got it wrong about SLAPPs
The High Court judgment in Ashley Hurst v SRA in January raises serious questions about the regulator’s approach to allegations of SLAPP-like behaviour.
Why menopause support belongs on every law firm’s agenda
Progression in the law slows significantly as women approach senior leadership. Most will be at the height of their careers around the average age menopause symptoms begin.
