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SRA hands out another hefty fine for drink-drive conviction
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has imposed another hefty fine on a solicitor convicted of drink driving as the impact of its new approach to fines hits home.
Initiative aims to pay salaries of social welfare trainees
An initiative has been launched by the Access to Justice Foundation to help pay the salaries of trainee social welfare law solicitors.
DWF and BT team up to help Northern Irish trainees qualify in England
Law firm DWF has joined forces with BT Group to offer students in Northern Ireland the chance to qualify in England and Wales while working from its Belfast office.
Court of Appeal to rule on first post-PACCAR funding agreement
The Court of Appeal is set to rule on whether a litigation funding agreement that was amended to take account of the Supreme Court ruling in PACCAR is valid.
Deferring point of call will damage diversity and inns, says top KC
Delaying the point at which barristers are called to the Bar until after obtaining pupillage risks reducing the diversity and strength of the profession, a former Bar Council chair has argued.
LSB to identify gaps in regulation that allow unethical conduct
The Legal Services Board is to begin work on identifying the gaps in regulation that have allowed unethical or unprofessional conduct to emerge.
Leading North-East law firm joins growing B Corp movement
Regional law firm Muckle, based in Newcastle, has become the first in the North-East to become a certified B Corporation, changing its LLP agreement as part of the move.
Solicitor fined £9,000 for improper client account transfers
A solicitor who allowed made improper transfers from client account to his firm’s office account has been fined £9,000 by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
LSB rejects call to make Axiom Ince review independent
The Legal Services Board has firmly rejected a call from five local law societies to make its review of the Axiom Ince scandal independent.
Solicitor jailed for jury misconduct suspended for eight years
A solicitor jailed for undertaking her own research while serving on a jury has been suspended from practice for eight years, until her ban from sitting on juries ends.
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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.
