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ACSO/ABI Covid deal expires but “spirit of partnership” continues
The deal struck between insurers, law firms and suppliers to keep non-MedCo medical examinations and rehabilitation going remotely during the Covid-19 crisis expires today.
Law Society prepares guidance on Supreme Court undertakings ruling
The Law Society is to issue guidance on last month’s Supreme Court ruling on solicitors’ undertakings, which a legal regulation expert said has left conveyancers “very much in a mire”.
Accountants doing probate work failing on price transparency
Chartered accountants handling probate work are to face compulsory rules on publishing price and service information after their regulator admitted a voluntary approach had not worked.
In-house specialists put faith in trainees
A law firm which specialises in services for in-house legal departments is evolving its model by taking on trainee solicitors and offering a “very different” type of career to traditional firms.
Trainee and legal cashier banned for taking money
A trainee solicitor and a legal cashier have each been banned from working for law firms after being found to have taken money from their respective firms.
High Court rejects appeal by struck-off pension scam solicitor
The High Court has rejected an appeal by a solicitor struck off after he “turned a blind eye” to the warning signs of fraud in an early release pension scam.
QC arbitrators in Man City case were not “beholden” to Premier League
The High Court has rejected a claim by Manchester City football club that there was apparent bias on the part of three QCs sitting on a Premier League arbitration panel.
Land Registry to pilot lawyer certificate scheme
HM Land Registry is to pilot a new lawyer certification scheme in the next year to “help provide trust” in the information it receives.
SRA demands firms declare compliance with transparency rules
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has written to 8,000 law firms to demand a declaration that their websites are compliant with the transparency rules and display its clickable logo.
Black lawyers most likely to say racial injustice has held back careers
Black lawyers are much more likely than Asian colleagues to say that racial injustice has held them back in their careers, a survey has found.
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The SRA’s client money reforms: good intentions, questionable execution
On the face of it, the SRA’s plans to tighten protections around client money sounds sensible. The detail, as ever, tells a more complicated story.
Recruitment, retention and reward in the legal accounts world
Understanding the legal finance market is important – not just for those actively involved in it day-to-day but also for leaders within law firms.
From ‘year zero’ to £6.5m – how a law firm found its second life
In 2018, I hit what I call ‘year zero’. On paper, Olliers Solicitors was a top-tier criminal defence firm but beneath the surface, I could see we were at a crossroads.
