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Listed legal business hints at ditching litigation funding arm after losses
Shares in RBG Holdings PLC – which owns law firms Rosenblatt and Memery Crystal – dived by 23% yesterday after having to write off £4m because of its litigation funding arm.
Wait time for county court trials reaches new all-time high
The time between issue and trial for fast- and multi-track claims has now exceeded 75 weeks, the longest this century, according to the latest government figures.
LSB bids to improve legal sector’s focus on vulnerable clients
Encouraging lawyers to embed client vulnerability into the design of their services is set to be a new Legal Services Board project next year, it said yesterday.
Law firm’s dismissal of solicitor was procedurally unfair, tribunal rules
A law firm unfairly dismissed an assistant solicitor by failing to follow the correct procedure – even though it was justified in firing him, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Tweeting barrister sues BSB for belief discrimination
A barrister who overturned a Bar Standards Board sanction for a tweet about Muslims that it said would cause offence is now suing the regulator for discrimination.
Lawyer bosses at one listed legal business invest heavily in another
Two lawyers who run one listed legal services business have between them become the largest shareholder in another, the Ince Group, following the share placement it ran last week.
BSB mulls SLAPPs guidance as Zahawi’s solicitors are referred to SRA
The BSB is considering following the SRA in issuing guidance on SLAPPs. It comes as the solicitors acting for Conservative Party chairman Nadeem Zahawi have been reported under the SRA notice.
Court green lights inheritance claim despite solicitor’s limitation error
A woman whose solicitors’ error meant she was too late to challenge her mother’s will has been given permission to bring her action out of time.
Solicitor jailed for 12 years for castle fraud after private prosecution
A solicitor has been jailed for 12 years for fraud by abuse of a position of trust following a private prosecution brought by his former client.
QualitySolicitors undergoes MBO in latest Metamorph twist
Marketing network QualitySolicitors has announced the completion of a management buy-out, less than 18 months after it was bought by Metamorph Group.
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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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