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Shares in listed funder LCM crashed by 60% yesterday after the number of cases it has lost meant there was “a material uncertainty in relation to our going concern status”.

Lawyers have been questioning whether the High Court was right in its contentious ruling in Mazur on the conduct of litigation, with the CPR key in the debate.

A judge has used artificial intelligence to summarise documents and help him produce his ruling – but stressed that he had made the decision.

Government changes to anti-money laundering rules around pooled client accounts could cause “significant and uncertain compliance burdens” for law firms.

A solicitor who completed a “false and misleading” statement of means for a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hearing has been struck off.

The Legal Ombudsman has today published 10 of its final decisions in full, only the second release of public interest findings, and names barristers for the first time.

The Bar Council has hit out at the “disgraceful social media posts” responding to its launch of this year’s 10,000 Black Interns at the Bar programme.

A solicitor who failed to advise clients on the risks of off-plan, buyer-led investment schemes has been fined £17,000 by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Candidates should soon be able to apply for the first barrister apprenticeships, it emerged at an event that also featured a debate about the existence of ‘imposter syndrome’.

The Senior Costs Judge has revealed that the Mazur case has already been cited before him and suggested that legal professional privilege could be a problem when dealing with the argument.