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SRA privilege ruling may be problem for solicitors under investigation
This week’s Carter-Ruck ruling could be bad news for some solicitors under investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, experts have warned.
Pogust Goodhead to change name as founder blasts case against clients
Class action law firm Pogust Goodhead is to change its name after Harris Pogust demanded it do so and Thomas Goodhead turned up on the other side of its landmark Mariana Dam case.
Solicitor struck off for dishonesty fails in second bid to return to roll
The SDT has rejected a second application to return to the roll from a solicitor struck off for dishonesty, less than a year after it dismissed his first.
“Widespread ignorance” of availability of free advice
The public is largely ignorant of how to access independent advice organisations and only a quarter realise they are free, according to new research.
Elderly client “did not understand” change solicitor made to will
A judge has criticised a solicitor who failed to ensure that an elderly testator with Parkinson’s disease understood a change made to his instructions.
Client must pay solicitor £9,500 over defamatory Google review
The High Court has ordered a former client to pay a solicitor £9,500 for posting a defamatory review on Google describing him as “a fraudster” who “rips you off”.
Paralegal called in sick when actually facing Crown Court trial
A paralegal who was convicted of a public order offence and lied to her employer about why she was not in work that day has been banned from the profession.
Mayson: Collapse of PM Law “predictable outcome of outdated regulation”
The collapse of PM Law was the “predictable outcome of a regulatory architecture built for a different market and a different time”, Professor Stephen Mayson has argued.
Four in 10 firms law interested in taking external capital
Four in 10 law firms would actively consider third-party investment, according to research that also warned some firms would go bust without client account interest.
Judge should not have heard case from bed, says Court of Appeal
A judge laid up at home in bed after surgery on a ruptured Achilles tendon should not have heard an optician’s disciplinary appeal by video, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
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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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