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Elevate becomes second business with US and English ABSs
Legal consultancy, technology and outsourcing firm Elevate has become the second company to have an alternative business structure in both England and Wales and the US.
Struck-off solicitor accuses SDT of Islamophobia in bid to return to profession
An ex-solicitor who accused the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal of Islamophobia for not having Muslim panel members when striking him off in 2019 has failed in his application to be restored to the roll.
Barrister jailed for five-year fraud to reduce amount of tax he paid
A barrister who lied about his earnings to reduce the amount of tax he paid has been jailed for 21 months.
He deliberately understated his income and inflated his expenses over a five-year period.
Law firm launches collective action against Facebook on behalf of 44m users
The latest opt-out collective action is to target Meta – formerly Facebook – on behalf of around 44m Facebook users, litigation law firm Quinn Emmanuel announced today.
Pearson and CILEX to begin work on creating legal services T-Level
Work on the legal services T-Level – a new vocational alternative to A-Levels – is to begin after training company Pearson won the £3.4m contract to develop it in association with CILEX.
Vos: We need to strain every sinew to educate lawyers about blockchain
The UK is running out of time to establish itself as the legal jurisdiction of choice for governing transactions involving new technologies, such as blockchain, the Master of the Rolls said this week.
New barrister-run litigation firm chooses SRA regulation
An alternative business structure specialising in commercial litigation and arbitration and led by barristers has opted for regulation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Solicitor jailed for contempt after defying SRA court orders
A high-profile solicitor has been jailed for contempt of court after defying two court orders to hand over her practice’s files to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Employee ownership “best way to deal with succession”, says Yorkshire firm
A Yorkshire law firm with over 230 staff and 20 salaried partners has become 100% employee-owned after its three owners decided it was the best way to deal with succession.
Junior solicitor at SRA’s lawyers struck off for misleading client
A solicitor at Capsticks, the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s external lawyers, has been struck off for lying to a client and the firm about progress on a file.
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Why law firms are getting AI supervision wrong
The profession’s response to AI supervision failures misunderstands the nature of LLM output – there needs to be for a shift in the culture.
Beyond the PII premium – rethinking risk
Professional indemnity insurance renewal is often treated as an annual pricing exercise. But it is also a chance to show how effectively you identify, manage and mitigate risk.
The AI governance gap in law firms and why it matters now
A third of law firms are already using AI tools with no formal policy in place to govern how AI gets used, what data goes into it, or who’s accountable when something goes wrong.
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