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Legal consultant to chambers challenges contempt referral
A legal consultant to a barristers’ chambers referred by a High Court judge to the Attorney General for possible contempt of court proceedings has filed an appeal.
Conveyancer’s disability discrimination claim thrown out
A judge has thrown out a conveyancer’s disability discrimination claim against his former firm after showing “a total disregard for case management orders”.
Unregulated divorce service poised to launch law firm
Divorce and separation service amicable – which markets itself as an alternative to solicitors – is to enter regulation for the first time by setting up its own law firm.
Law firm directors struck off for misusing client account money
Two directors of a City law firm have been struck off for acting dishonestly in making an unauthorised payment from client account of almost £95,000 to a third party.
SRA and FCA “need statutory powers” to view privileged material
The government needs to give both the SRA and FCA explicit powers to see privileged material when investigating lawyers, an anti-corruption charity has said.
Rebuke for solicitor “who relied on memory, not records”
A law firm owner who acted “based on her recollections as opposed to checking facts” has been rebuked after letting administration of an estate drift for six years.
Judge condemns “utter incompetence” of family law firm
A judge has condemned the “utter incompetence” of a law firm that claimed it had instructions to represent the husband in a financial remedy case when it did not.
Second deal in a month for new ‘buy and build’ legal group
The new legal group backed by a private investment office and aimed in particular at law firms with succession issues has made its second acquisition.
Consumer panel admits error but row with CLC goes on
The Legal Services Consumer Panel has accepted part of the criticism made by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers of a recent report – but not gone as far as demanded.
Two-thirds of drivers “have never heard of whiplash reforms”
Two-thirds of drivers say they have never heard of the 2021 whiplash reforms, and six out of 10 “have no knowledge” of the three-year limitation period for PI claims.
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Your website is losing clients before they even pick up the phone
Your website visitor is likely already carrying stress before they arrive. If your site adds to it rather than relieves it, you have likely lost a prospective client.
The growing importance of higher limits in personal ATE
While the personal litigation market is undergoing a period of significant change as claims become more complex, much of the ATE insurance market has remained relatively static.
The profession can play a greater role in improving access to justice
In this, the third blog of my series, I focus on what lawyers in the UK can do to improve access to justice through greater professional stewardship.
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