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Buckland: Whiplash reforms have held down motor premium rises
Insurance premiums would have risen even more without the whiplash reforms of 2021, according to the former Lord Chancellor who presided over their introduction.
From costs to validating advice – litigators see role for AI
Artificial intelligence will have multiple uses for litigators, including helping with costs budgeting and validating advice to clients, a leading partner at Eversheds Sutherland has predicted.
Solicitor who took £400,000 from estates is struck off
A solicitor who misappropriated £200,000 from the estates of clients and overcharged them by almost £200,000, has been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
Men start earning more than women at the Bar from day one
Earnings diverge between male and female barristers in every practice area from the start of their careers – when the differential is 17% – and peak at 11-15 years’ call, new research has found.
Third of High Court claims succeed, says new ‘find a lawyer’ site
A third of High Court claims succeed, while having a KC on your side does not boost your chances substantially, according to research for a new legal search engine.
Law firm AI project could provide lawyers with file summaries
A renewed artificial intelligence partnership between injury firm Fletchers and Liverpool University could see lawyers provided with summaries to help them understand files.
“Incompetent” Ministry of Justice contributes to unmet legal need
An absence of strategic leadership from an “incompetent” Ministry of Justice has contributed to the high level of unmet need in England and Wales, it was claimed this week.
Rebuke for firm that acted on both sides without client consent
A law firm that acted on both sides of a conveyancing transaction without obtaining consent from the buyer has been rebuked by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Lawyers “should pay £150 levy to fund social welfare law”
Lawyers should pay a levy of £150 each through their practising fees to fund social welfare law, and there should also be a £30 levy on county court cases, an event heard yesterday.
Acquisition number six for PE firm with ‘tuck-in’ deal
Private equity firm Blixt Group, which owns three regional law firms, has backed a third ‘tuck-in’ acquisition to support their growth, this time for East Midlands firm Nelsons.
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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.
