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Another Fletchers deal as regional firms kick off 2024 M&A activity
Fletchers Group, the serious injury law firm owned by private equity, has continued its expansion by taking on the once-core motorbike work of Macclesfield firm Thorneycroft.
Probate Service “should outsource complex cases to law firms”
Complex probate cases should be outsourced to law firms to cut the backlog of cases at the Probate Service, expert practitioners have recommended.
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.
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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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