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Solicitor who lied to client and SRA is struck off
A solicitor who repeatedly lied to a client and also acted for clients while he was suspended, lying about it to the Solicitors Regulation Authority, has been struck off.
Judge “deeply concerned” by verbal threats from unhappy litigant
A judge has expressed his “deep concern” at being threatened verbally by a litigant in person unhappy with his ruling but continued to hand down judgment on the second part of her appeal.
Conveyancers positive about mental health despite high stress levels
Conveyancers and other property professionals believe their mental health is better than it has been since before the pandemic despite high levels of stress.
Bar chief: Legal Twitter pile-ons “getting out of hand”
The number of ‘pile-ons’ on legal Twitter is “getting out of hand”, the chairman of the Bar Council has argued ahead of the BSB looking to “tackle gendered bullying” in revised social media guidance.
Freezing order for disbarred barrister acting as McKenzie Friend
A one-time barrister disbarred in 2016 has had her assets frozen over allegations of misappropriating money from a client while acting as a McKenzie Friend.
Profession backs immigration solicitor over Conservative “hit job”
The Law Society and Bar Council have issued a joint statement expressing their “grave” concern at Conservative Party-inspired media attacks on a leading immigration solicitor.
Another leading City firm to face tribunal over alleged AML breaches
Leading City law firm Clyde & Co is to face the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for alleged breaches of the Money Laundering Regulations, the second big firm referred in a fortnight.
Want to open a new law firm? Do it in Leicester
Leicester is the location in England and Wales where new law firms have the best chance of surviving, with Brighton the worst, according to an analysis.
Conveyancers want to charge more but lack confidence to do so
Most conveyancers think they should be charging clients more but only a third say they and their colleagues know how to “confidently deal” with objections to fees from clients, a report has found.
Sale to US company will “turbo-charge” growth, says LOD boss
The sale of flexible lawyering business LOD by its private equity backer to US company Consilio will “turbo-charge” growth, founder Simon Harper has told Legal Futures.
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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.
