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QualitySolicitors joins forces with accountancy firm network
Law firm marketing network QualitySolicitors has joined forces with an alliance of accounting practices as part of a push to create a national professional services group.
Lawyers’ “serious failings” topped by Court of Appeal errors
The “serious failings” of a claimant’s lawyers in appealing a decision were rendered irrelevant by mistakes in the Court of Appeal office, the court has admitted.
Client bias “not a factor” in complaints about BAME solicitors
Groundbreaking research has contradicted the views of academics and solicitors that bias amongst clients in part explains why BAME solicitors are overrepresented in reports to the SRA.
SRA takes action against two ex-Axiom Ince employees
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has banned two former employees of Axiom Ince from working in the profession in future without its permission.
From regulation to SSB Law – CJC publishes litigation funding report
The Civil Justice Council’s litigation funding working group published its interim report yesterday, taking on issues ranging from regulation of third-party funders to the collapse of SSB Law.
Most law firms and in-house teams struggling to recruit
Three-quarters of law firms and in-house legal departments have found it difficult to hire staff in the last 12 months, new research has found.
Top law firms embrace branding with “emotional buy-in”
There is “an emerging class” of law firms among the top 100 which have adopted brands “evoking emotional buy-in and defining themselves as social and client champions”.
Legal Ombudsman seeks 10% budget hike as delays persist
The Legal Ombudsman has proposed a 10.2% increase in its budget, or £1.8m, as it struggles to bring down the longstanding backlog of complaints.
Costs penalty for City firm over approach to “forged” report
Leading City litigation firm Quinn Emanuel has been penalised in costs for not engaging with allegations that a key document it had produced for a case was a forgery.
Law firm uses trainees to find problems and solve them with AI
A law firm is using teams of trainee solicitors to find problems that can be solved by artificial intelligence, develop solutions and present them to managers.
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Beyond PCP: Can regulators and lawyers work better together next time?
Nearly a decade after the Financial Conduct Authority began investigating the car finance industry, the story of the PCP commission scandal is still unfinished.
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.
