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SDT rejects employment tribunal finding of solicitor’s discrimination
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has cleared a leading solicitor of pregnancy discrimination against a paralegal despite an employment tribunal finding him guilty of it.
“No evidence” that barristers need new AML regime
There is “absolutely no evidence” that barristers and other advocates need a new anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regime, their UK representative bodies have argued.
Lawyer jailed for fraud fails in bid to reduce seven-year sentence
A lawyer jailed for seven years for fraud after stealing money from an estate and failing to provide conveyancing services he was paid for has failed in a bid to reduce the sentence.
Tale of two cities as smaller London law firms seek shorter leases
Smaller commercial law firms in the City of London are pushing for short leases to give them more flexibility, while big firms signed five “mega-deals” on new offices last year.
Judge rules public access barristers’ payment terms unfair
Two public access barristers have failed in their bid to be paid nearly £125,000 in fees after the High Court found the terms of their retainer unfair.
Solicitor dismissed over health problems awarded £1.1m damages
A solicitor whose career in company secretarial work was “thrown severely off course” after being sacked due to having asthma has been awarded damages of £1.1m.
Law firm goes live with two Black lawyer mentoring schemes
Setfords has become what it believes is the first law firm to launch two mentoring schemes aimed at aspiring and qualified Black lawyers respectively.
Solicitor attorneys fined £22k for home insurance failure
Two solicitors who failed in their duties as attorneys under a lasting power of attorney have each been fined £11,250 by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Facilities manager jailed for £1m fraud on law firm
The former facilities manager of a leading US law firm in London has been jailed for six years for committing a £1m fake invoice fraud on the practice.
Court rejects bid to draw listed business into its law firm’s costs dispute
A court has rejected an application for a non-party costs order against listed legal and credit hire business Anexo Group over the work of its subsidiary law firm.
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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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