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Minister: Government to regulate litigation funding
The government has confirmed that it will introduce a new regulatory framework for third-party litigation funding – but what it will look like is not yet clear.
Legal market to grow “in all areas” as PE extends reach
The legal services market will grow across all practice areas in 2026 for the first time since Covid, researchers have predicte, while a growing private equity presence is “a continuing theme”.
Solicitor jailed for grooming and abuse of teenage girls
A solicitor who groomed two teenage girls into engaging in sexual activity and sending explicit images, before pressuring them to retract their accounts, has been jailed.
SRA ordered to pay solicitor £50k in costs after failed prosecution
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been ordered to pay a solicitor exonerated by a disciplinary tribunal £50,000 in costs.
Majority of mid-sized law firms “have been approached by PE”
Seven in 10 of mid-sized law firms have been contacted in the last year by a private equity investor or PE-backed law firm about acquisition, according to new research.
Private equity opens door to US law firms with MSO deal
The door to external investment in US law firms has opened wide after a private equity house announced a deal with a personal injury practice.
GCs call on Law Society to withdraw whistleblowing guidance
A network of female general counsel has called on the Law Society to withdraw whistleblowing guidance for in-house lawyers, arguing that it “entrenches the longstanding bias against reporting”.
CA urges sampling approach to deal with bill for “eye-watering” costs
The Court of Appeal has described the costs claimed in a high-profile claim as “eye-watering even by Commercial Court standards” and urged a sampling approach to their assessment.
Supreme Court boosts consumer firms eyeing business energy claims
Consumers claims law firms will be sizing up the business energy claims market after the Supreme Court allowed a key appeal on undisclosed commissions by consent.
Strike off for solicitor who told colleague to lie
A family law solicitor who asked a newly qualified legal executive to lie to a litigant in person, having already lied to him herself, has been struck off.
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Modern search is about ‘knowledge’ retrieval
Search has long been understood as data retrieval – the ability to call back information and check a box on finding something. Legal professionals today need more of a 360-degree view on a matter.
Lessons from Sir Keir Starmer for SRA chief
The proposed 29%, or £25m, increase in the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s budget announced last week should really come as no great surprise.
The hidden risks in client account reconciliations
The client account reconciliation process will be second nature to most people in legal finance – and so is also a potential area for a problem to be undetected until it becomes serious.
