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High Court rejects immigration solicitor’s “meritless” strike-off appeal
An immigration solicitor secretly recorded by the BBC advising how to obtain “fraudulent” evidence for a visa application has failed in his appeal against being struck off.
Big firm moves away from PQE in bid for 50% female partners by 2029
National law firm TLT is “confident” that it will reach its target of having equal numbers of male and female partners in five years’ time, moving away from PQE as a metric.
Students come to aid of unrepresented divorcing couples at court
Students in Teesside are to provide free help and guidance to unrepresented people attending first hearing dispute resolution appointments at Middlesbrough Family Court. Teesside University’s law clinic has been given permission to attend the court on Tuesdays, the day these… Read More
SRA warns solicitors over ‘deepfake’ clients and vendor fraud
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has warned lawyers who rely on video calls to identify clients of the risks posed by ‘deepfake’ technology and also of rising vendor fraud.
Credit hire firm “voluntarily assumed” risk of claimants being dishonest
A High Court judge has refused to overturn a non-party costs order against a credit hire company, saying the firm “voluntarily assumed the risk” of the claimants turning out to be dishonest.
Revised litigation funding agreements piling up at Court of Appeal
The Competition Appeal Tribunal has granted permission for another post-PACCAR rewritten litigation funding agreement to go before the Court of Appeal.
SDT clears Dentons of anti-money laundering rule breaches
Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, was yesterday cleared by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal over alleged breaches of anti-money laundering rules.
People happy with their conveyancers – but don’t know what they do
Home movers are generally happy with the service they received from their conveyancer – but a large proportion have little idea what they actually do, new research has found.
Motor trade legal advice service launches CIC to handle litigation
An unregulated legal advice service for the motor trade has created a community interest company (CIC) so that it can provide litigation services as well.
Claimant “does not know” identity of funder backing her case
The High Court has rejected an attempt to progress a challenge to a major international tax transparency measure where the claimant has refused to identify their litigation funder.
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Santa’s Costa Living Crisis
It’s almost 25 December, so it must be time for the annual Christmas blog from Nigel Wallis, consultant solicitor at O’Connors Legal Services.
Five golden links for a caring Christmas and New Year
This time of year always sharpens thoughts about how we look after and support elderly clients and those, elderly or otherwise, who find themselves in vulnerable circumstances.
Amplifying reach through employee-driven thought leadership
Nine in 10 executives believe thought leadership is critical to building authority, yet only a quarter feel they have implemented a robust strategy.
