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Law firm’s PII covers claim to return £7.5m fee, Court of Appeal rules
A claim seeking the return of a £7.5m success fee earned by a law firm for its role in a giant transaction is covered by its professional indemnity insurance, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Bar Council to meet Can’t Buy My Silence over NDAs
The Bar Council is to meet non-disclosure agreement pressure group Can’t Buy My Silence in the wake of its criticism of the barrister body’s stance.
Four in ten crime solicitor-advocates “lack proper learning plans”
Nearly half of criminal law solicitors-advocates lack proper learning and development plans, research by the Solicitors Regulation Authority has indicated.
“Power kick” solicitor struck off for fake employee fraud
A solicitor who used her positions as head of corporate services at a council and chair of trustees at a cancer charity to defraud both of them by paying money to a fake employee has been struck off.
Exclusive: Weinstein whistleblower attacks Bar Council over NDAs stance
The woman who first broke a Harvey Weinstein non-disclosure agreement has strongly criticised the Bar Council for dismissing the growing evidence of NDA abuse.
Solicitor “pressured by boss” to breach accounts rules
A solicitor was pressured by his boss to give another law firm buying property searches procured for a previous buyer his personal bank account details for the £100 it was paying.
Health justice partnerships help navigate ‘minefield’ to build trust
Marginalised groups who associate lawyers with the criminal law have greater trust if contact is made in the context of a health justice partnership, research has found.
Legal regulators “must collaborate to help consumers”
There is “clear scope” for the legal regulators to “pool their resources and work together” on research and policy relating to consumers, a report has found.
Legal services T-Levels to be taught for first time this month
The first teenagers to take the legal services T-Level, a new vocational alternative to A-Levels, are to start courses this month at half a dozen schools and colleges.
Law firms positive about finances despite rising costs
Many SME law firms feel optimistic about their financial performance this year even though staffing costs are set to rise quicker than fee rates, according to new research.
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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.
