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“A racket” – judge hits out at hidden commissions in PI cases
A circuit judge has attacked the “little micro-industry of unknown and unknowable commissions or referral or arrangement fees” in personal injury claims.
People becoming less likely to seek professional help with legal issues
People facing legal problems are becoming less likely to seek professional help and, even when they do, are slowly turning away from solicitors, major new research has found.
Probate delays “have made clients suicidal”, MPs told
Probate delays have left some clients feeling suicidal because they are running out of money, the head of a leading probate provider has told MPs on the justice select committee.
Keystone shareholders see big dividend payout after strong year
Listed fee-share practice Keystone Law has unveiled strong annual results as it hailed a return to pre-pandemic levels of recruitment and paid out a large dividend to shareholders.
Lawhive aims to triple in size after £9.5m Google funding boost
Consumer law platform Lawhive aims to triple the number of solicitors in its network to over 300 in only 12 months after raising £9.5m in its latest funding round, led by Google Ventures.
Solicitor who lied to clients about progress of litigation is struck off
A solicitor who lied to litigation clients about sending pre-action protocol letters and failed to tell one of them about a costs offer until it expired has been struck off.
“Myopic interpretation” of client’s best interests led PO lawyers astray
A “myopic interpretation of acting in the client’s best interests” is one of the reasons why lawyers who acted for the Post Office crossed lines, a barrister acting for sub-postmasters has suggested.
Former Lord Chancellor takes second law firm consultancy role
Former Lord Chancellor Sir Robert Buckland KC has taken on a second law firm consultancy role after joining the policy team at leading defendant practice DAC Beachcroft.
Former trainee fails in bid to recoup SQE fees from law firm
A one-time trainee solicitor has failed in her bid to recoup from her former firm the fees she paid to study for and sit the Solicitors Qualifying Exam.
Arbuthnot defends Bates backer as peers debate litigation funding bill
The former MP who championed the cause of sub-postmasters has defended the litigation funder which took a large chunk of the damages in the pivotal civil action.
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Information isn’t oversight – lessons from the PM Law review
The PM Law review’s real findings perhaps point to a failure mode applying to any organisation sitting on scattered risk information.
AI can do the work but it cannot inherit the lawyer’s duty
What happens when lawyers delegate cognitive work to AI but remain personally responsible for judgements they may no longer have independently reasoned through?
How to make work experience meaningful
When I had the pleasure of work experience, I made tea, collected lunch and mostly watched someone work. I didn’t bother with the last three days. I am not sure they noticed.
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