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Majority of new Solicitors’ Charity cases involve minority solicitors
The Solicitors’ Charity has said that, for the first time ever, most of its new cases involve ethnic minority solicitors. It gave £1m in total to solicitors in need last year.
Mayson: Legal regulation failing to prevent consumer harm
Legal regulation is not protecting consumers from harm – both in their inability to access services and when things go wrong – meaning structural reform is more urgent than ever.
Law firm’s net-zero office generates electricity from lifts
National law firm TLT is moving next month to what could be the most environmentally friendly solicitors’ office in the UK, with ‘air-purifying’ paint and lifts which generate electricity when braking.
Gateley steps up diversification push with £20m acquisition
Pioneering listed law firm Gateley has stepped up its diversification push with its largest acquisition to date, the £20m purchase of chartered surveyors Smithers Purslow.
Personal injury ABS bosses fined for undeclared ATE commissions
Two managers of a collapsed personal injury law firm have each been fined £18,000 for failing to declare commissions earned by a connected business which provided clients with ATE insurance.
Big Four making ever deeper in-roads with corporate clients
UK corporate clients are increasingly turning to the Big Four accounting firms for legal services as alternative legal services providers take a bigger share of the market, new research has found.
Judge could hand down judgment despite settlement
A deputy master could hand down her judgment on a case that had been heard but settled the day before she was due to circulate a draft striking out the claims, the High Court has ruled.
Sophie Khan to face 11 charges at disciplinary tribunal
Details of the disciplinary case the Solicitors Regulation Authority will make against Sophie Khan – who was jailed for contempt after failing to give it her firm’s papers – were published yesterday.
Innovate UK backs law firm to develop reputational risk tool
A consortium led by City firm Kennedys has been awarded funding from Innovate UK to develop groundbreaking software able to identify and assess reputational risk.
Solicitor struck off for lying about existence of key evidence
A solicitor specialising in actions against the police who failed to disclose the existence of a warrant to counsel and the court has been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
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The SRA needs to admit it got it wrong about SLAPPs
The High Court judgment in Ashley Hurst v SRA in January raises serious questions about the regulator’s approach to allegations of SLAPP-like behaviour.
Why menopause support belongs on every law firm’s agenda
Progression in the law slows significantly as women approach senior leadership. Most will be at the height of their careers around the average age menopause symptoms begin.
Law firms need to go beyond document checks
At the root of every failed compliance review is a familiar phrase: a calm assertion of “but we did a document check”.
