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Post Office scandal inquiry to put conduct of lawyers under spotlight
The lead counsel to the Post Office Horizon Inquiry last week made clear that the role of lawyers, “some of them senior”, will be put under scrutiny in the coming months.
North-West England at the centre of autumn merger activity
Hugh James, the largest law firm in Wales, is continuing its expansion across England by acquiring Manchester-based catastrophic injury practice Potter Rees Dolan.
LiP support goes hybrid with 700 law student volunteers
The charity that supports litigants in person is launching an expanded university-focused service this autumn, offering a mixture of in-person and online advice.
Lawyers need to redraw ethical boundaries “or face external action”
The legal profession is “drawing the ethical boundaries in the wrong place” in its dealings with corrupt kleptocrats and oligarchs, and risks having reforms imposed on it as a result.
Vos tells white male lawyers to be more inclusive in work conversations
White male lawyers need to be more inclusive of others in their conversations so as to make them they feel comfortable in the workplace, the Master of the Rolls said yesterday.
Lawyers “not listening” to ethnic minority clients
Many ethnic minority consumers of legal services do not feel they are being listened to or understood by their lawyers, research for the Legal Services Consumers Panel has found.
Law firms “frustrated by clients” over alternative fee models
Leaders of international law firms are frustrated by a “perceived unwillingness” on the part of existing clients to move from traditional billing and hourly rates to alternative fee models.
Firm rebuked for acting on both sides of property transaction
A law firm which acted for both sides in a property transaction without obtaining their consent has been rebuked by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Metamorph bids to ward off winding-up petition for four of its firms
Four of the law firms owned by consolidator Metamorph Law have been served with a winding-up petition by HMRC but the group has expressed confidence in a successful outcome.
LSB launches investigation into dispute between CILEX and its regulator
The Legal Services Board has launched an investigation into the disputes between CILEX and its regulatory arm, saying there has been a “breakdown of trust” between the two.
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The AI governance gap in law firms and why it matters now
A third of law firms are already using AI tools with no formal policy in place to govern how AI gets used, what data goes into it, or who’s accountable when something goes wrong.
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?
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