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SRA faces £700k costs battle with Carter-Ruck partner
The Solicitors Regulation Authority faces having to pay up to £700,000 in costs after its prosecution of a partner at top media firm Carter-Ruck was summarily dismissed.
Claimant funded by solicitor boyfriend “cannot claim impecuniosity”
A claimant who received “significant financial assistance” from her solicitor boyfriend cannot claim impecuniosity prevented her from suing her former law firm.
Using Legal Choices “improves understanding”
The website run by all the legal regulators to help consumers navigate the justice system improves understanding of legal issues, research has found.
Taylor Rose first to hit landmark of 1,000 consultant solicitors
Taylor Rose has become the first law firm with more than 1,000 consultants on its books as its chief executive says there is still plenty of room to grow its hybrid model.
Women lawyers “still not talking to each other”
Women are leaving law firms at senior associate level, feeling “they are the only one struggling because they are not talking to each other”.
“Participation more important than stars” in law firm LinkedIn posting
“Broad participation” is more important than “star performers” in improving a law firm’s performance on LinkedIn, a report has found.
Judge strikes out taxi driver’s fraud claims against law firm
The High Court has struck out a taxi driver’s fraud and harassment claims against a council and its law firm as “totally devoid of merit”.
“Repurpose unused apprenticeship levies” to support access to justice
Repurposing large law firms’ unused apprenticeship levies was this week put forward as a more practical option than a levy of wealthy law firms to support access to justice initiatives.
SRA pays out £9.3m to PM Law clients in month after collapse
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has already paid out £9.3m to clients of the collapsed PM Law Group, it revealed today.
‘Apparent bias’ in judge’s conduct of barrister’s claim against chambers
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has made a finding of apparent bias over the conduct of a judge in managing a discrimination claim brought by a barrister against his former chambers.
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Why council tenants often wait longest for disrepair to be fixed
Why do council tenants appear to wait longer for disrepair to be resolved, and what does that tell us about the changing relationship between landlords, tenants and accountability?
Alternative dispute resolution comes to credit hire
Following an initial pilot in 2025 that returned encouraging results, phase 2 of the GTA ADR scheme is due to begin in September 2026.
Could unpredictable AI costs finally lead firms to true value pricing?
For years, the legal profession has talked of moving away from the billable hour to value-based pricing without quite managing it.
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