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Alarm over High Court “bomb” on conduct of litigation
Last week’s High Court ruling on unqualified fee-earners conducting litigation will cause “nationwide disruption”, with firms urged to review their approach to supervision.
Legal Ombudsman findings lead to shorter sentence for drug dealer
The Court of Appeal has reduced a drug dealer’s sentence after the Legal Ombudsman found that his solicitors had provided inadequate advice on his guilty plea.
Biggest law firms lead way in using – and showing they use – AI
New research has highlighted the importance of using artificial intelligence – and being seen to use it – among the largest law firms.
Exclusive: Solicitor launches AI-only consumer law business
An employment law service powered entirely by artificial intelligence goes live today, offering consumers both legal advice and representation.
SRA could ban ‘no win, no fee’ label in volume claims shake-up
A ban on using the term ‘no win, no fee’ and enhanced oversight of law firms are among ideas put forward by the SRA to make the high-volume consumer claims market work better.
“Tough winter ahead for conveyancers,” research warns
Conveyancers are set to experience a “sharp decline” in transaction volumes this year amid further consolidation in the market, new research has shown.
Upfront payments would filter out weak class actions, says think tank
Litigation funders should have to purchase a small percentage of class actions before they are certified as part of efforts to improve the system, a think tank has recommended.
Judge heavily criticises solicitor whose client “did not exist”
A tribunal has heavily criticised a solicitor who acted for a woman the judge decided did not actually exist, in a bid to stop a property sale, in a case he described as “quite extraordinary”.
SDT: Top libel firm instructed “in furtherance of fraud”
Top media law firm Carter-Ruck was instructed “in furtherance of fraud” by cryptocurrency scam OneCoin and its co-founder Dr Ruja Ignatova, the SDT said this week.
HMRC urged to exclude solicitors from adviser registration scheme
HMRC needs to exclude solicitors from legislation requiring tax advisers who interact with it on behalf of clients to register and meet minimum standards, the Law Society has argued.
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Change in regulator shouldn’t make AML less of a priority
While SRA fines for AML have been climbing, many in the profession aren’t confident they will get any relief from the FCA, a body used to dealing with a highly regulated industry.
There are 17 million wills waiting to be written
The main reason cited by people who do not have a will was a lack of awareness as to how to arrange one. As a professional community, we seem to be failing to get our message across.
The case for a single legal services regulator: why the current system is failing
From catastrophic firm collapses to endemic compliance failures, the evidence is mounting that the current multi-regulator model is fundamentally broken.
