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Claimant funded by solicitor boyfriend “cannot claim impecuniosity”
A claimant who received “significant financial assistance” from her solicitor boyfriend cannot claim impecuniosity prevented her from suing her former law firm.
Using Legal Choices “improves understanding”
The website run by all the legal regulators to help consumers navigate the justice system improves understanding of legal issues, research has found.
Taylor Rose first to hit landmark of 1,000 consultant solicitors
Taylor Rose has become the first law firm with more than 1,000 consultants on its books as its chief executive says there is still plenty of room to grow its hybrid model.
Women lawyers “still not talking to each other”
Women are leaving law firms at senior associate level, feeling “they are the only one struggling because they are not talking to each other”.
“Participation more important than stars” in law firm LinkedIn posting
“Broad participation” is more important than “star performers” in improving a law firm’s performance on LinkedIn, a report has found.
Judge strikes out taxi driver’s fraud claims against law firm
The High Court has struck out a taxi driver’s fraud and harassment claims against a council and its law firm as “totally devoid of merit”.
“Repurpose unused apprenticeship levies” to support access to justice
Repurposing large law firms’ unused apprenticeship levies was this week put forward as a more practical option than a levy of wealthy law firms to support access to justice initiatives.
SRA pays out £9.3m to PM Law clients in month after collapse
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has already paid out £9.3m to clients of the collapsed PM Law Group, it revealed today.
‘Apparent bias’ in judge’s conduct of barrister’s claim against chambers
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has made a finding of apparent bias over the conduct of a judge in managing a discrimination claim brought by a barrister against his former chambers.
“We’re making progress” says minister as county court delays fall
“Headway is finally being made” in reducing delays in the county courts, justice minister Sarah Sackman declared yesterday on the back of positive statistics on wait times.
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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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