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Partner lied to new firm about drink-driving convictions
A solicitor who lied to Keystone Law about drink-drive convictions as well as investigations into his conduct when he joined the listed law firm has been struck off.
CIC secures lottery funding for child trust fund legal advice pilot
A specialist community interest company set up by a solicitor in Cardiff has been awarded National Lottery funding to provide free advice to families needing help accessing child trust funds.
Solicitor failed to spot conflict in property deals for vulnerable client
A solicitor failed to spot a conflict of interest when a vulnerable client’s attorneys bought five properties using her money but gave themselves a 50% ownership stake in each.
SRA “must look at how regulation can promote access to justice”
The SRA must explore how its work “can be used to enhance and promote access to justice”, such as by ensuring there are enough social welfare lawyers, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has said.
County court should have adjourned trial after defendant got Covid
A judge should have adjourned a trial after the defendant reported symptoms of Covid, the High Court has ruled. He was wrong to criticise the defendant for failing to take a lateral flow test.
Suspended solicitor points finger at SRA over “administrative error”
A solicitor suspended for practising without insurance has blamed an admitted “administrative error” by the Solicitors Regulation Authority for triggering the events which led to it.
Scottish court refuses costs recovery because claimant used English firm
A woman who lives in Scotland but chose to instruct an English law firm to conduct her personal injury case, using a Scottish law firm as agents, cannot recover the English firm’s fees.
Three-quarters of prison lawyers will quit unless fees increase
Three-quarters (74%) of prison lawyers say that, without an increase in fees, they will stop doing the work within three years, a survey has found.
Businessman faces jail after targeting barristers with fake bombs
A wealthy businessman is facing jail after hiring an ex-Royal Marine to plant fake bombs outside the chambers of two barristers who helped confiscate £1.4m from his wife.
Judge criticises approach of firm acting on hundreds of mesh claims
A law firm acting for hundreds of women who claim to have been harmed by vaginal mesh implant surgery has had its costs slashed by an unimpressed judge.
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The profession can play a greater role in improving access to justice
In this, the third blog of my series, I focus on what lawyers in the UK can do to improve access to justice through greater professional stewardship.
Does AI work for conveyancers? We asked those on the front line
What is the view on AI from conveyancers themselves? Based on a Dye & Durham’s roundtable discussion on AI, the answer is: it depends.
Is the legal profession ready for agentic AI?
An AI agent is difficult to supervise. By design, it works in the background. It means a solicitor can be held responsible for work they had no real means to oversee.
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