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Newly qualified left in charge of firm rebuked over client account failures
A newly qualified solicitor left holding the fort when the sole principal she was working for was hospitalised, has been rebuked after apparent conveyancing frauds happened on her watch.
City firm reports itself to SRA over unauthorised court recordings
City firm Simmons & Simmons has apologised to the High Court and referred itself to the SRA after the court transcribers it used took unauthorised audio recordings of eight hearings.
“A step in the right direction” – legal leaders seek positives from Budget
Legal leaders hailed funding for the justice system announced in yesterday’s Budget as “a step in the right direction”, even though it will not even return the Crown Court backlog to pre-Covid levels.
Pandemic “boosted profits of motor insurers by £3.3bn”
Reduced road traffic accidents and personal injury claims as a result of the pandemic boosted the profits of motor insurers by £3.3bn, research has estimated.
SMEs report healthy appetite for online legal services
There is a big gap in the market for legal providers to serve small and medium-sized businesses via online services, as long as they are quick, cheap and easy to use, according to research.
Exclusive: Major private equity house buys top-100 law firm
The largest dedicated injury law firm in the country has been acquired by a private equity house which has plans to buy and build it into a major consumer law practice, Legal Futures can reveal.
Law firm first to sell advice using cryptocurrency tokens
A law firm based in Bristol will auction two and a half hours of chargeable time next month in the form of three unique cryptocurrency tokens.
Listed law firm to buy its own corporate adviser for £10m
Listed law firm The Ince Group is to make a major diversification play by buying corporate adviser and stockbroker Arden Partners for £10m to expand its multi-disciplinary service to clients.
SRA business plan targets solicitor-advocates and technology
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to check the training records of solicitor-advocates working in the higher courts, its latest business plan has revealed.
Barrister struck off over sexual assault on colleague
A barrister who groped a colleague’s breasts during a night out – for which he was later convicted – and then asked her to lie to help him cover his tracks with his fiancee has been disbarred.
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Your landlord clients have prepared for the wrong law
Lawyers advising major landlords and build-to-rent operators have spent the better part of a year on the Renters’ Rights Act. A good deal of that advice has been aimed at the wrong risk.
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.
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