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No costs for solicitor who left LiP in “intolerable position”
A council will not recover its costs “in any circumstances” after its solicitor’s late compliance with orders left a litigant in person in an “intolerable position”, a judge has said.
Mixed response to government review of legal services regulation
Initial reactions to the government’s plan for a “comprehensive review” of legal services regulation have been mixed, with the Bar Council making clear its opposition to a single regulator.
Judge aghast at law firm’s objections to draft judgment
A judge has described a letter from a claimant’s solicitors on his draft judgment as “about as far away from the conduct expected of solicitors conducting litigation as it is possible to get”.
Barrister reported to BSB over “hateful rhetoric towards Jews”
The Campaign Against Antisemitism has referred a barrister to the Bar Standards Board over her “hateful rhetoric towards Jews”, as regulator revealed a spike in social media complaints.
Solicitor convicted of defrauding cancer charity in wills scam
A solicitor who defrauded Cancer Research UK out of £4,800 by submitting false claims for will-writing services has been handed a suspended prison sentence.
Government backs “comprehensive review” of legal services regulation
The government is to undertake a “comprehensive review” of whether legal services regulation remains fit for purpose, the Ministry of Justice revealed today.
‘Polluter pays’ means profession set to pay less for LeO
The Legal Ombudsman’s budget is set to rise by 6.9% next year but the levy on lawyers to pay for it will fall because of the stronger ‘polluter pays’ regime of case fees.
AML: Conveyancers “should report membership of developer panels”
Property developers should be regulated for anti-money laundering purposes and conveyancers should have to report annually on membership of their panels.
Law firm can keep acting in dispute after partner swapped sides
A law firm representing a woman in a dispute with her ex-husband can continue to act despite hiring the partner who previously supervised the legal work for him, the High Court has ruled.
PE-backed personal injury deal leads trio of acquisitions
Private equity-backed Express Solicitors has made its fourth acquisition of the year with a deal for a well-known fellow Manchester personal injury firm.
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The AI question law firms should answer before a client asks it
Most law firms we speak to are already using AI, whether or not they have approved it, because fee-earners are doing it anyway. The tool people settle on is often Claude.
From chat to Cowork: preparing your law firm for agentic AI
AI is evolving quickly. For law firms still working out how to get consistent value from the tools they already have, the conversation has moved on again to agentic AI.
Why good governance matters when managing Law Society forms
Everyday legal transactions rely on Law Society forms. But they are often treated as static templates rather than what they really are: living documents that change over time.
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