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Chambers offered to “carry me up stairs” to pupillage interview
A barrister with a spinal cord injury has described how a set of chambers, despite being told in advance that he was disabled, offered to carry him up the stairs to a pupillage interview.
Law centre volunteer “waived privilege” in advancing claim
A law centre volunteer waived privilege to legal advice he received from a Citizens’ Advice Bureau that made it clear his race discrimination claim had “very poor prospects”.
Solicitor successfully appeals rebuke issued by SRA
A solicitor has had a rare success in successfully appealing a rebuke issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, which had found him vicariously responsible for errors by his bookkeepers.
Around 60% of non-practising solicitors apply to stay on roll
Around 60% of non-practising solicitors have paid £20 to remain on the roll for the next year after the first exercise to update it since 2014.
Legal advice “can improve your health”, study suggests
Clients who obtained legal advice at their GPs’ surgeries have reported “a range of positive outcomes, including on their mental and physical health” as well as their finances.
Ex-One Legal staff given pay award over redundancy without notice
Sixty-four former employees of One Legal – the ABS that owned two criminal law firms – have been granted full protective awards because they were made redundant without notice.
Firms could be forced to point consumers to LeO complaints records
Law firms may be compelled to point potential clients to Legal Ombudsman decisions about them to help make it easier for consumers to choose a lawyer.
Parties to pay indemnity costs after reneging on mediated settlement
Defendants that reneged on a settlement agreement reached after mediation have been ordered to pay indemnity costs for the subsequent period, including the trial they lost.
Law firm wrongfully dismissed solicitor after two weeks
A solicitor who was fired two weeks into a six-month contract was wrongly dismissed and entitled to be paid for the full six months, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Council apologises for press release breaching judgment embargo
A local authority that sent out an embargoed press release about a High Court ruling that had not yet been handed down has apologised to the judge.
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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.
