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Claimant lawyer relief after further whiplash reform put on ice
Claimant representatives have expressed relief at the government’s announcement that it is not planning further whiplash reforms for the time being.
Consultancy law firms “putting pressure on talent retention”
The combination of Covid and the high cost of indemnity insurance is persuading solicitors thinking of striking out alone to join fee-share consultancies instead, new research has found.
MoJ finally responds to part 2 of whiplash consultation – five years on
The Ministry of Justice today unexpectedly published its response to part 2 of the whiplash consultation which closed in January 2017, with no proposals for any immediate reform.
“Core of dissatisfaction” with lawyers fuelling complaints to LeO
There is an “underlying core of dissatisfaction with legal service provision, expressed through the complaints system, that is not changing or being sufficiently addressed”, the chief legal ombudsman has said.
Knights’ share price dives after profits warning
Shares in law firm consolidator Knights have nearly halved in early trading after it issued a profits warning. The shares opened the day at 365p and had tumbled to 192p at the time of writing.
Nearly two-thirds of new solicitors are women as gender gap widens
The female majority of solicitors, first established in 2017, is set to continue growing, with women now making up almost two-thirds of newly qualifieds.
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.
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Regulate sole practices on evidence, not turnover
For a sole practice, the SRA’s plan that I cannot hold a compliance role if my firm has more than £600,000 of turnover is not a measure of risk. It is a ceiling on growth.
Is Google becoming pay-to-play for law firms?
For years, law firms have been told that SEO is the long-term alternative to paying for every click. That principle hasn’t disappeared but search results have changed significantly.
Material information and the case for intelligent client onboarding
Upfront information means work traditionally undertaken after an offer is accepted will need to happen earlier. And that fundamentally changes the role of client onboarding.
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