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Law Commission widens planned discrimination ban in arbitration
The Law Commission has suggested widening its proposed ban on discrimination in arbitration from the appointment of arbitrators to the conduct of the arbitration generally.
“Tension” between legal and non-legal firms holds back ‘justicetech’
“Tension” and a “lack of collaboration” between tech firms from legal and non-legal backgrounds is holding back the development of lawtech services for small businesses and consumers..
SRA warns profession: Practising fees will go up this year
The cost of practising as a solicitor looks set to increase significantly this year after the SRA warned yesterday that it would be seeking more funding from the profession.
LSB chief: We’re “five years too late” to regulate AI
It is “five years too late” for regulators in the UK to provide “any meaningful response” to the challenges raised by AI, the chief executive of the Legal Services Board said yesterday.
Lawyers should “draw line” on which clients to represent
There is “a group of clients who should not be represented by lawyers” and the profession should be discussing where to draw the line, a leading anti-corruption campaigner has argued.
Declaration of Conscience a “magician’s trick”, says top KC
The ‘Declaration of Conscience’ that has sparked a heated debate on the need for the cab-rank rule is just a “magician’s trick” and “a performative, protest document”, the chair of the CBA has said.
High Court: Losses too remote for claim against law firm
A law firm has successfully fought off a former client’s bid to broaden a multi-million-pound negligence claim after the High Court found the losses too remote to be recoverable.
SFO’s “cultural difficulties” require drastic change
The “cultural difficulties” of the Serious Fraud Office, including “improper contacts” between officials and companies being investigated, necessitate “drastic change”.
In-house lawyers “most concerned by economic instability”
In-house lawyers based in the UK are more concerned by the risk of economic instability than colleagues in other parts of the world, a large-scale global study has found.
Call to name courts with biggest backlogs
The Ministry of Justice must publish data on the backlogs of individual criminal courts, a group that campaigns to improve public data has said.
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Amplifying reach through employee-driven thought leadership
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Divorce escrow: asset sales before final settlement
When significant matrimonial assets are sold before a final financial order is agreed, holding the proceeds safely and neutrally can present real practical challenges.
AML lacks clarity – and standards are suffering
If firms are buckling under the pressure of AML regulations, subject to ever-increasing fines, then something is clearly not working as it should be.
