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LSB to put focus on “ethical competence” of lawyers
There needs to be more focus on the “ethical competence” of lawyers throughout their careers, the Legal Services Board has suggested.
Firm ordered to pay ex-client £400k for negligent divorce advice
A law firm that narrowed the scope of its retainer after a divorcing woman negotiated her own financial settlement was nonetheless negligent in failing to give her advice on the deal.
Barrister fails in appeal over discrimination claim against chambers
An employment tribunal did not show bias in dismissing a claim brought by a black barrister against his chambers, an appeal tribunal has ruled.
Ex-Lord Chancellor defends £4,000-a-month role with law firm
Former Lord Chancellor Sir Robert Buckland KC has defended his decision to take on a £4,000-a-month role with a law firm, as one of his junior ministers was promoted to the post.
AI to revolutionise work of both lawyers and judges, says MR
AI is set to change the way lawyers and judges work, the Master of the Rolls said last week, predicting it will be used to take some – “at first, very minor” – judicial decisions.
Civil litigators get first sight of new fixed costs rules
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee yesterday published the draft rules that will govern the extension of fixed recoverable costs from October.
Firm ordered to pay wasted costs for “inexplicable” error
A law firm which started proceedings when its client did not have standing to bring them has been ordered to pay wasted costs because it failed to check this.
Firm’s post-dismissal conduct worsened pregnant paralegal’s stress
The way a law firm dealt with a pregnant paralegal after it unfairly dismissed her exacerbated the stress she suffered, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Solicitor convicted of exposing himself while jogging struck off
A senior director of a West Midlands law firm who was convicted of exposing himself to young girls while jogging in Dorset has been struck off.
Court upholds injunction to protect solicitor from abuse
The High Court has upheld an injunction designed to protect a solicitor told to “mind your own fucking business, you little twat” when visiting a contested right of way from further abuse.
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Client accounts: Opportunity, obligation and the risks in between
The profitability gap between well-run firms and the rest is not primarily a function of size, location or practice area – it is a function of financial management.
Motor finance – the FCA is more worried about banks than consumers
The Financial Conduct Authority’s motor finance redress scheme announced last week amounts to one of the largest ever consumer failures by the regulator.
Mazur: a symptom not a cause?
If Mazur is a symptom, what does it mean for the underlying health of our civil justice system: the ‘finest legal system in the world’?
