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Firms urged to address culture as large losses “trend up”
Large losses at law firms have been “trending up” and firms should look at their culture to address often simple errors caused by stress, pressure or fatigue, a professional indemnity insurer has said.
SRA issues first fixed penalty fine for diversity data failure
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has handed out the first fixed penalty fine for a law firm’s failure to submit its workforce diversity data within the deadline.
Solicitor jailed for false accounting fails to overturn conviction
The Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal by a former solicitor jailed more than four years ago for false accounting at his law firm.
Judge refuses to intervene over barrister who swapped sides
The High Court has refused to intervene in a dispute over the counsel for a claimant having previously been on the record for the defendants.
Grenfell solicitor wins unfair dismissal claim over redundancy
A solicitor made redundant after her work on the Grenfell Tower disaster ended has won a claim for unfair dismissal because her law firm did not properly consider another role for her.
Mixed year for Law PLC as Keystone leads the way for listed firms
Listed legal businesses proved a mixed bag of investments last year, with some seeing their share prices soar but others collapse, the annual Legal Futures analysis of ‘Law PLC’ has revealed.
Axiom growth based on financially troubled firms, say administrators
Axiom Ince’s history of consolidating law firms with financial issues saw its turnover quadruple in just three years even before the Ince & Co and Plexus Law deals, its joint administrators have revealed.
Barrister released from jail after contempt finding overturned
The Court of Appeal has ordered the release from prison of a barrister partner of a law firm jailed for breach of an undertaking to the court.
High Court upholds SDT decision to clear former Law Society president
The High Court has dismissed an appeal against a decision of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to clear former Law Society president David Greene of lying to the county court.
Lawyers split over action on wills to address ‘predatory marriages’
Private client lawyers are divided over whether the rule that marriage or civil partnership automatically revokes a will should be scrapped as a way to combat ‘predatory marriages’.
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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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