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MPs launch probe into growing delays in county court
The House of Commons’ justice select committee is to probe the capacity and resources of the county court amid ever-growing delays in how long cases are taking.
Solicitor’s complaint over unfair work allocation “faces problems”
A solicitor who says he made a protected disclosure about the unfair allocation of work at his former firm has been told he will struggle to prove his unfair dismissal claim.
CAT consolidates collective actions in opt-out “milestone”
The Competition Appeal Tribunal has for the first time consolidated two opt-out collective claims in what has been described as a “milestone” for the sector.
Solicitors “have more positive view of their services” than consumers do
There are “several discrepancies” between the quality of the service solicitors believe they are providing and what consumers perceive, research for the SRA has found.
Law firms each fined £12,000 for AML failures
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has fined two law firms over £12,000 each for anti-money laundering failures, one having accepted source of funds confirmation from a Ukrainian law firm.
LawtechUK works with advice charity to reduce unmet need
LawtechUK is working with leading legal advice website Advicenow – which suffered a funding crisis earlier this year – as part of its new goal to reduce unmet legal need, it has emerged.
Specialist lawyers publish free AI contract clauses
The Society for Computers and Law has launched a set of free contractual clauses for transactions involving artificial intelligence.
Law firms increasingly screening clients against ESG values
The increasing extent to which clients are being screened against environmental, social and governance issues was laid out at a Law Society conference last week.
Majority of law firms still failing to follow price transparency rules
Nearly six in 10 law firms are failing to publish the full cost and service information required by the transparency rules, a report for the Solicitors Regulation Authority has found.
Criminal solicitor bodies urge members to join trade union
The two main organisations representing criminal defence solicitors have urged their members to join the trade union Unite so as to “exercise their voices collectively”.
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If your firm is hesitating on AI, it’s almost never the technology that’s in the way. What stalls adoption is everything that surrounds the tool.
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