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Solicitor who ‘retained’ but never instructed counsel is struck off
A solicitor who dishonestly misled his client, his client’s son and the other side about the progress of litigation he was conducting has been struck off.
SRA writes to over 1,000 firms about poor sanctions compliance
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has written to give guidance to more than 1,000 law firms that admit they do not have basic controls in place to mitigate sanctions risk.
MoJ brings back employment tribunal fees to “incentivise” settlement
The Ministry of Justice has launched plans to bring back “modest” employment tribunal fees of £55 per case, seven years after the Supreme Court ruled that a previous scheme was unlawful.
Bespoke remote hearings platform to go national in autumn
HM Courts & Tribunals Service is set to roll out a new bespoke platform for remote hearings in the autumn, replacing the Cloud Video Platform, it has revealed.
Solicitor who misled firm about client loans and referrals struck off
A solicitor who actively concealed from his employer the fact that he had taken loans from clients and received referral fees from a short-term lender has been struck off.
“The new PPI” – is car finance mis-selling the next big litigation wave?
Claims over mis-sold car finance are shaping up to be the big new growth area for consumer litigation practices, with Pogust Goodhead launching myfinanceclaim.com.
Women now make up 40% of Bar as diversity trends continue
Long-term trends of improving diversity at the Bar continued last year, with women now making up just over 40% of barristers, Bar Standards Board figures have shown.
Court of Appeal sets out limits of relief from sanctions regime
A failure to seek permission under the CPR does not automatically mean lawyers then need to apply for relief from sanctions, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
‘Conflict of interest’ solicitor threatened client with libel action
A solicitor has been fined for acting for clients in a property dispute knowing they had a possible negligence claim against the firm for causing the litigation in the first place.
ARAG chief calls for help in boosting legal expenses insurance take-up
The boss of ARAG has called for support in spreading the message of how legal expenses insurance (LEI) can support access to justice in the wake of its acquisition of competitor DAS.
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The cost of systemic failure and childbirth injuries
Recent reports show that the NHS has paid almost £3.5bn in medical claims around childbirth injuries over the past six years.
Mazur: when regulators make simple things complicated
What the last six months have shown is that supervision cannot be treated as a background compliance obligation quietly managed somewhere in a firm’s operational processes.
How unstoppable AI is reshaping UK legal practice
At a time when most technology innovation still flows from the US and China, UK lawtech is attracting growing international attention and capital.
