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High Court dismisses Irwin Mitchell negligence claim
Irwin Mitchell has fought off a professional negligence claim, with the High Court finding it had given proper advice and was also entitled to rely on the views of counsel.
CPS puts another fictitious case before High Court
The CPS has again cited a fictitious authority to the High Court, which decided that, while “unsatisfactory”, it did not matter to the outcome.
Court voids claim brought by solicitors assigned client’s cause of action
An £11m claim has fallen foul of a 242-year old rule that a solicitor with conduct of litigation may not take an assignment of their client’s cause of action, the High Court has held.
Dieselgate claimants whose solicitors served form too late live to fight on
The High Court has refused to strike out cases brought by 5,000 Dieselgate claimants after their law firm failed to serve the claim form before the cut-off date.
Witnesses of fact and experts “should have to declare AI use” to court
The use of AI in preparing witness statements and expert reports should be declared to the court, the Civil Justice Council has recommended.
High Court judge reprimanded for judgment delays
A senior High Court judge has been issued with a reprimand for delays of up to 13 months in handing down five judgments.
SRA review sees disciplinary tribunal cases withdrawn
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has withdrawn several cases from the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal out of concern that it could not establish dishonesty.
Six out of 10 British Bar students do not secure a pupillage
Nearly six out of 10 Bar students from the UK do not secure a pupillage within five years of enrolling on their training courses, prompting the Bar Standards Board to launch a review.
Lord Chancellor clashes with shadow over criticism of senior judge
The Lord Chancellor has hit out at his Conservative shadow for making “dangerous” public criticism of a senior judge.
Law firm among founders of women’s health accreditation scheme
A national law firm has become one of the founding partners of an accreditation scheme for professional services working for the women’s health sector.
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The AI question law firms should answer before a client asks it
Most law firms we speak to are already using AI, whether or not they have approved it, because fee-earners are doing it anyway. The tool people settle on is often Claude.
From chat to Cowork: preparing your law firm for agentic AI
AI is evolving quickly. For law firms still working out how to get consistent value from the tools they already have, the conversation has moved on again to agentic AI.
Why good governance matters when managing Law Society forms
Everyday legal transactions rely on Law Society forms. But they are often treated as static templates rather than what they really are: living documents that change over time.
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