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First Asian president takes Law Society helm as accounts reveal CEO bonus
The new Law Society president Lubna Shuja was sworn in yesterday with a pledge to focus on professional ethics. Meanwhile, its former chief executive received a £37,000 pay boost after the first year of Covid.
Legal 500 entries, eBay and air miles – bans for City law firm staff
A senior business development executive who misled her law firm employer that its Legal 500 submissions had been made is among bans from the profession issued to City firm staff.
First two OIC mixed injuries cases head to Court of Appeal
Two cases on mixed claims in the Official Injury Claim portal – those involving both whiplash and non-whiplash injuries – have been leapfrogged to the Court of Appeal.
£1.8m funding boost for platform that helps solicitors go freelance
A consumer law platform that aims to help solicitors “transition” to freelance practice, as well as supporting small law firms, has raised £1.8m in seed funding.
Time for government to mandate reform of home-buying process
The government needs to step in to mandate reforms that promise to revolutionise the home buying and selling process, while conveyancing fees have risen, a roundtable has heard.
Grand National fraudster struck off as a solicitor
A solicitor convicted of seven counts of fraud, involving goods worth £10,600 – including fireworks and tickets for the Grand National – has been struck off.
SRA earmarks £550,000 for one-off cost-of-living payment to staff
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has put aside up to £550,000 to give staff a one-off pay boost to help with the cost-of-living crisis, it has emerged.
Unregulated in-house specialist partners with magic circle firm
Unregulated legal business The Law Boutique has teamed up with a magic circle law firm Linklaters and its own contract management platform to provide companies with an “holistic” service.
SRA struggling to keep hold of anti-money laundering staff
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is facing “challenges” in retaining staff in its anti-money laundering team, in part because it cannot compete with private sector salaries.
More than half of conveyancing firms lack “digital maturity”
More than half of conveyancing firms (57%) lack “digital maturity”, a report has found, with one in five firms (22%) not accepting electronic signatures.
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Small steps, big impact: how SME law firms are making legal tech work
For SME law firms, the priority is turning the potential of tech into measurable impact: success is driven not just by the technology, but by how firms approach planning and implementation.
Why housing disrepair claims against councils have leapt by nearly 400%
Housing disrepair claims against councils have surged dramatically in recent years, with some areas reporting increases approaching a staggering 400%.
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.
