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Judge refuses to intervene over barrister who swapped sides
The High Court has refused to intervene in a dispute over the counsel for a claimant having previously been on the record for the defendants.
Grenfell solicitor wins unfair dismissal claim over redundancy
A solicitor made redundant after her work on the Grenfell Tower disaster ended has won a claim for unfair dismissal because her law firm did not properly consider another role for her.
Mixed year for Law PLC as Keystone leads the way for listed firms
Listed legal businesses proved a mixed bag of investments last year, with some seeing their share prices soar but others collapse, the annual Legal Futures analysis of ‘Law PLC’ has revealed.
Axiom growth based on financially troubled firms, say administrators
Axiom Ince’s history of consolidating law firms with financial issues saw its turnover quadruple in just three years even before the Ince & Co and Plexus Law deals, its joint administrators have revealed.
Barrister released from jail after contempt finding overturned
The Court of Appeal has ordered the release from prison of a barrister partner of a law firm jailed for breach of an undertaking to the court.
High Court upholds SDT decision to clear former Law Society president
The High Court has dismissed an appeal against a decision of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to clear former Law Society president David Greene of lying to the county court.
Lawyers split over action on wills to address ‘predatory marriages’
Private client lawyers are divided over whether the rule that marriage or civil partnership automatically revokes a will should be scrapped as a way to combat ‘predatory marriages’.
Partner agrees to leave profession for “recklessly” misleading firm
A former equity partner at Thompsons has agreed to remove himself from the roll after admitting he “recklessly” misled it about the intimate nature of his relationship with a colleague.
Susskind ends time as LCJ’s tech adviser as he predicts AI future
Professor Richard Susskind has stepped down as technology adviser to the Lord – now Lady – Chief Justice after 25 years, while predicting that AI would turn the legal profession on its head.
Tribunal ends solicitor’s indefinite suspension after 15 years
The SDT has permitted a solicitor it indefinitely suspended 15 years ago to return to practise after he provided “full and comprehensive evidence of training in property law”.
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Mazur: a symptom not a cause?
If Mazur is a symptom, what does it mean for the underlying health of our civil justice system: the ‘finest legal system in the world’?
Cross-generation collaboration: the key to in-house legal tech adoption
In-house legal function leaders will increasingly have to evolve their thinking on how to manage multigenerational teams containing differing levels of technological expertise.
AI and law firm risk – the view of professional indemnity insurers
In considering law firm applications for cover, many insurers will expect to see evidence of how firms are adapting to AI and preparing for the future.
