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CAT hits out at “unhelpful and misleading” Pogust Goodhead
Pogust Goodhead was “unhelpful, uncooperative, deliberately obfuscatory and misleading” by not revealing its client’s litigation funding problems for three years, the CAT has ruled.
Law firm finally moves beyond Yorkshire with 27th office
Employee-owned Yorkshire law firm Ison Harrison has opened its first office outside the county, in Manchester, a move championed by one of its partners.
Solicitor posed as police officer to get CCTV footage from Nando’s
A motoring solicitor from Cheshire has been found guilty of impersonating a police officer after trying to get CCTV footage from a Nando’s restaurant.
Solicitor jailed for money laundering now allowed to hold client money
A solicitor who returned to the profession after being jailed for four years for money laundering offences can now hold client money and act as a signatory on client account.
Using client account as banking facility lands solicitors in trouble
The former co-head of a City law firm’s yacht department and a veteran sole practitioner in Shropshire have been fined for using client accounts as a banking facility.
Legal Services Board acknowledges “failure to protect consumers”
The Legal Services Board accepts responsibility for its role in “the failure” of the regulatory system to protect consumers, its chair said yesterday.
City firm outlines how it chose AI after head-to-head challenge
A City law firm has staged a head-to-head challenge between five leading AI companies to help choose which technology is best for its lawyers – and reported on the results for the benefit of others.
Legal Services Board “has lost its way”, government review finds
The oversight regulator of legal services has “lost its way” in recent years and a reset is needed while work begins on a wider review of regulation, a major report has concluded.
Appeal in offing after Dieselgate ruling goes largely for car makers
There is a “compelling case” for an appeal, claimant lawyers have said, after the High Court’s liability ruling in the Dieselgate litigation largely went in favour of car manufacturers.
Law firms “need to prove authority” to gain AI approval
Most law firms are failing to send AI engines like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini the signals they need to recommend them to potential clients, groundbreaking research has found.
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Could unpredictable AI costs finally lead firms to true value pricing?
For years, the legal profession has talked of moving away from the billable hour to value-based pricing without quite managing it.
Is your Google Ads budget funding your competitors’ AI visibility?
If your cost-per-click has crept up again this year, you’ve probably assumed the market simply got more expensive. That’s the wrong way to read what’s happening.
Containing the spread of unapproved AI
Nearly 60% of fee-earners admit to using unapproved tools (like free versions of ChatGPT). Yet 68% of firm leaders are confident there is zero risk of unapproved AI being used for client work.
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