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Dorset, Manchester and London see latest law firm mergers
Law firm merger and acquisition activity is continuing with deals in Dorset, Manchester and London, including a leading commercial firm establishing an employment practice.
Law firm marketing does not convey their expertise well, say bosses
The heads of large law firms do not feel their marketing communications portray their expertise very well but are still putting marketing chiefs on the boards, according to new research.
Peers to probe adequancy of interpreting services in courts
A House of Lords committee has launched an inquiry into the adequacy of interpreting and translation services in the courts – and whether AI could help.
CAT approves litigation funder’s ‘Chinese wall’
The Competition Appeal Tribunal has agreed to the creation of a “separate funding vehicle” within the same litigation funder as it approved the first opt-in collective proceedings order.
Solicitor fined for transferring £10k of client money by error
A solicitor who mistakenly transferred £10,000 of client money to his firm’s business account – and did not realise for six months – has been fined by the SRA.
Eight opt-out class actions per person in the UK, research finds
Actions filed at the Competition Appeals Tribunal encompass a staggering 544m class members, the equivalent of 8.1 actions for each person in the UK.
High Court judge avoids removal over love letter to junior staff member
A male High Court judge who expressed his love for a young female member of staff has received a reprimand for serious misconduct.
Daily Mail sting solicitor to face disciplinary tribunal
A solicitor whose firm was one of three shut down a year ago after being named in a Daily Mail undercover investigation is to face the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
SRA to contact dozens of immigration solicitors over competence
The SRA is contacting a group of immigration and asylum solicitors whose training records did not provide “sufficient assurances” that they are maintaining their competence.
ACL set to introduce ‘costs paralegals’ to boost profession
The Association of Costs Lawyers has backed the creation of a new membership category for non-costs lawyers, with launched a further consultation on describing them as ‘costs paralegals’.
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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.
