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NDA advice “must be about more than just the law”
Any solicitor who thinks it is only the law that restricts advice on non-disclosure agreements, ignoring the wider public interest, is “heading for trouble”, experts have warned.
Revealed: BSB pulls plug on funding for Legal Choices
The Bar Standards Board has decided to stop funding Legal Choices, the consumer-facing website which until now has been collectively run and paid for by all the legal regulators.
Solicitors rebuked for settlement agreement clauses
Two solicitors who negotiated settlement agreements that sought to prevent others from making complaints to the Solicitors Regulation Authority have been rebuked.
Immigration lawyer struck off for “hijacking identities”
A jailed immigration solicitor who turned to crime only two years after qualifying has been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
Solicitor sanctioned for “puerile” social media posts on clients
A solicitor who repeatedly made “inappropriate and puerile comments” on social media about his clients’ matters, and revealed confidential information, has been rebuked for his conduct.
HMCTS sets out reform ambitions as impact assessment begins
A high-level advisory panel of experts has met to consider the first steps in how to conduct an over-arching evaluation of the government’s £1bn court reform programme, expected to produce an interim report within two years.
Solicitor attorney raided vulnerable client’s bank accounts
A solicitor who used his role as attorney to raid a vulnerable elderly client’s bank accounts – and has not accounted for rings he was looking after on the client’s behalf – has been struck off.
Slater & Gordon faces £63m+ Quindell counterclaim
Slater & Gordon is facing a multi-million pound counterclaim for allegedly using confidential information to reduce the amount it paid to buy Quindell’s professional services division.
DWF issues share incentives to senior executives
The chief executive and chief financial officer of listed law firm DWF have been handed more than a million shares, subject to conditions, under the group’s equity incentive plan.
CBA chief criticises senior judiciary over wellbeing failure
The outgoing chair of the Criminal Bar Association has criticised senior judges for failing to follow their Family Division colleagues in adopting email and sitting hours protocols to aid wellbeing.
Blog
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.
Linklaters’ chief growth officer takes the ‘blank sheet’ challenge
In the third and final part of this series, Lucy Murphy, chief growth officer at magic circle firm Linklaters, outlines her vision for the law firm of the future.
The ‘blank sheet’ challenge, part 2 – what would you do differently?
In the second part of this blog series, Shainul Kassam, managing director of small London firm Fortune Law, sets out how she would set up a law firm now.
