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Solicitor’s widow loses appeal against suspended contempt sentence
The wife of a Birmingham-based solicitor who harassed the executors of his £8m estate, including three solicitors, has lost her appeal against a suspended prison sentence for contempt.
CA: Omnibus forms can be used for motor finance claims
More than 5,000 people with motor finance claims can use “multi-claimant” or omnibus claim forms and do not have to file them separately, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday.
PM Law’s finance chief disqualified over missing client money
The longstanding HOFA at PM Law was involved in moving money from its client accounts and then fabricated the bank balances.
Maternity report urges review of “brutal” compensation system
The national maternity and neonatal investigation yesterday called for work on an alternative compensation system that would be less adversarial than now.
KC to face contempt hearing over closing speech
The KC accused of not following court directions in his closing speech on behalf of a Palestine Action activist is to face contempt proceedings.
Partner transferred £700,000 to client “to avoid negligence claim”
A former partner in a London law firm transferred almost £700,000 of his own money to a client company to avoid a negligence claim.
Don’t kick transparency rules into long grass, SRA told
The Solicitors Regulation Authority must publish a timeline setting out when it will resume work on the transparency rules for law firms.
No privilege for litigation funding documents
Documents created to enable a litigation funder to decide whether to fund a group action are not covered by litigation privilege, the High Court has ruled.
Consumers turning away from collective action cases
Law firms working on collective action cases face a growing lack of trust amongst consumers who fear genuine claims could be online scams, according to research.
Law firm COFA barred for transferring funds from client account
The COFA of an eight-office Home Counties law firm shut down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority earlier this year has been barred from the profession.
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Why mid-sized firms are the most interesting story in UK legal right now
Mid-sized law firms are facing a set of decisions about structure, technology and growth that will define where they sit in the market for the next decade.
Don’t be fooled by the civil court statistics
The latest civil justice figures look deceptively upbeat, with faster claims. But these numbers mask a deeper truth: people are still waiting more than a year for justice.
SEO is changing: Are you measuring the right things?
AI means firms may see falling organic traffic and wonder if SEO is still working. The more interesting question is whether traffic is still the right measure of success.
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