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Court of Appeal sets aside circuit judge’s “plainly irregular” ruling
The Court of Appeal has set aside a circuit judge’s ruling in care proceedings after describing his decision as “plainly irregular” given the lack of detailed analysis.
BSB takes action over worst-performing Bar training course
Would-be students on last year’s worst performing Bar training course cannot start it this month after the Bar Standards Board intervened.
SRA told to pay solicitor £75k in costs for failed prosecution
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been slapped with a £75,000 costs order after making an “essential mistake of law” in a failed prosecution of a solicitor.
Regulating CILEX lawyers “will not affect solicitors”, says SRA
The Solicitors Regulation Authority does not expect acting as regulator for CILEX to “affect the identity of the solicitors’ profession or the way it is regulated”.
Enquiry tool helps law centres monitor surge in demand
The Law Centres Network is developing a digital tool aimed at helping law centres cope with a surge in demand due to the cost-of-living crisis.
GCs call for role to be set out in corporate governance code
A group of general counsel have called on the Financial Reporting Council to set out the role in the UK Corporate Governance Code and suggested how it could be done.
City lawyers: Russia sanctions on legal services have gone too far
City lawyers have warned the government that the recent tightening of sanctions on lawyers providing legal advisory services to Russians has gone too far.
Barrister reprimanded for “unreasonable” conduct of immigration case
A barrister made subject to a wasted costs order because of his conduct of an immigration judicial review has been reprimanded and fined by the Bar Standards Board.
ASA rules law firm’s flight delay claims adverts misleading
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a Scottish airline’s complaints that a Manchester law firm’s adverts for flight delay claims were misleading.
Binding offers backed by AI “could end conveyancing uncertainty”
The introduction of binding offers, backed by widespread use of artificial intelligence, holds the key to improving the conveyancing process, a leading figure has predicted.
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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.
