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Trio convicted of trying to fool solicitor in jury tampering bid
A convicted murderer and two accomplices who tried to fool solicitors for their criminal associates into reporting jury tampering so as to have the convictions quashed have themselves been convicted.
Case for review of reserved activities is growing, says new LSB chief
The case for a review of the list of reserved legal activities “is growing, and we intend to make it”, the new chief executive of the Legal Services Board has said.
Solicitor who misappropriated £1m from firm is struck off
A solicitor who misappropriated £1m from his law firm and forged bank records to cover it up has been struck off.
Probate firm boss jailed for contempt over missing estate money
The boss of an unregulated probate business has been sentenced to a year in jail for contempt of court after failing to reveal the whereabouts of £432,000 of an estate’s money.
Irwin Mitchell’s negligent advice did not cause loss, court rules
A former Irwin Mitchell client has “a moral right to feel aggrieved” by negligent advice it admitted giving, but this “is not the same as a legal right to damages”, the High Court has ruled.
High Court: Witness coached via smart glasses while giving evidence
A claimant giving evidence in the High Court was fed answers through smart glasses he was wearing that were connected to his mobile phone, a judge has found.
Solicitor who lied in meeting “was protecting client”
A solicitor who knowingly lied in a meeting has escaped being struck off because a tribunal accepted that he did so to protect his client.
Largest law firms continue to lag behind in partnership diversity
The country’s largest law firms continue to lag behind the rest of the profession in promoting women and ethnic minority solicitors to partner, authoritative new figures have shown.
ILCA scheme “should take all interest” on pooled client accounts
The government’s proposed Interest on Lawyers’ Client Accounts scheme will be “an international outlier” if it takes only 75% of the interest from pooled accounts.
LSB member resigns to speak out over attack on jury trial
A member of the Legal Services Board has resigned so that she can speak out against the government’s proposals to curb jury trials.
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AI risk: What law firms must now demand from vendors
AI systems ingest, transform, infer and generate. Treating them as equivalent to document storage or workflow tools is a category error.
Why mid-sized firms are the most interesting story in UK legal right now
Mid-sized law firms are facing a set of decisions about structure, technology and growth that will define where they sit in the market for the next decade.
Don’t be fooled by the civil court statistics
The latest civil justice figures look deceptively upbeat, with faster claims. But these numbers mask a deeper truth: people are still waiting more than a year for justice.
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