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Solicitor misled law firm and SRA about driving convictions
A solicitor who made misleading statements to his law firm and the SRA about convictions for drink-driving and driving while disqualified has been struck off.
SRA to urge big firms to report ethnicity pay gap
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to encourage large law firms to start reporting their ethnicity pay gap and introduce ‘exit questionnaires’ for solicitors leaving the profession.
Solicitor who misled court fails in appeal against strike-off
A former partner at leading US firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher found by a High Court judge to have deliberately misled the court has failed in his appeal against being struck off.
Vos: People with small claims want speed more than justice
People with small claims care more about resolving their disputes quickly than whether the outcome is the right one, the Master of the Rolls has claimed.
Tribunal refuses to allow return to practice for suspended solicitor
A solicitor suspended from practice almost a decade ago has been refused re-entry to the profession due to doubts about whether he is ready for it.
Ukraine crisis exposes law firms “going too far” in clients’ interests
Some law firms have gone too far in pursuing their clients’ interests, but the need for solicitors to act in the public interest as well is becoming more important, a debate on the impact of the Ukraine crisis heard.
Bott urges solicitors to put all defendants on notice of equitable lien
Litigators should now put defendants on notice at the start of any matter that they will enforce an equitable lien if necessary, the senior partner of Bott & Co has advised.
Suspension for prosecutor who accessed files about ex-wife’s partner
A former senior Crown prosecutor who was convicted of unlawfully accessing files relating to convictions of his ex-wife’s partner has been suspended from practice.
Government puts focus on SRA over solicitors handling SLAPPs
Addressing so-called SLAPPs is “a behavioural issue requiring regulatory interventions” against lawyers as much as using legislation, the government has said.
Solicitor intercepted complaint about her work sent to firm’s COLP
A solicitor who intercepted a complaint about her sent to her firm’s compliance officer for legal practice, and then replied from his email address, has been struck off.
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Your website is losing clients before they even pick up the phone
Your website visitor is likely already carrying stress before they arrive. If your site adds to it rather than relieves it, you have likely lost a prospective client.
The growing importance of higher limits in personal ATE
While the personal litigation market is undergoing a period of significant change as claims become more complex, much of the ATE insurance market has remained relatively static.
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.
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