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Value of medico-legal market tops £700m
The value of the medico-legal market is back above £700m for the first time since 2019 amid concerns about a shrinking pool of experts, research has found.
Charity to double support to LiPs after lottery grant
A charity set up to help support litigants in person and improve legal education has been awarded a grant from the National Lottery Community Fund.
SDT clears conveyancer of taking instructions from client’s son
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has cleared a conveyancer of taking instructions from a client’s son and of manifest incompetence in a property transaction.
Female legal innovators land £75,000 each
Three entrepreneurial solicitors have been selected for a government-backed innovation programme that helps women turn ideas into new businesses.
“Outdated assumptions” stop lawyers from becoming NEDs
“A structural blind spot, reinforced by long‑held biases and outdated assumptions” is preventing lawyers from becoming non-executive directors, a report has argued.
Community care lawyers “having to turn away” legal aid clients
Lawyers doing legally aided community care work are turning away clients and ‘hyper-specialising’ in Court of Protection matters in a bid to make ends meet, according to research.
SRA warns over “emerging” money laundering risks for law firms
Acting for cash-intensive high street businesses and relying on existing due diligence are “emerging” risks in the fight against money laundering, the SRA has warned.
Strike-off for conveyancer who repeatedly lied to client
A veteran solicitor who repeatedly lied to a client, giving her false assurances over a period of two years about the registration of her property, has been struck off.
Minster Law unveils acquisition to accelerate major growth plan
Personal injury firm Minster Law has followed up its plan to more than double its turnover in five years by acquiring ARAG Law’s PI business.
Merricks and funder settle with consumers set for Mastercard money
The bitter dispute between Walter Merricks and his litigation funder over his £200m settlement of the Mastercard collective action has finally reached a conclusion.
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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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