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Law firm discriminated against blind ex-managing partner
A Brighton law firm discriminated against its blind former managing partner on the grounds of disability, an employment tribunal has found.
Gateley buys human capital consultancy + more ABS news
The UK’s first listed law firm, Gateley, has made another non-legal acquisition by buying a “human capital” consultancy for what could reach £3m.
Top-earning QC gives up practice to become Attorney General
The head of Thomas More Chambers and one of the highest-earning MPs is giving it all up today after he was catapulted into the cabinet as Attorney General.
Firms advising on insurance policies “must comply with EU directive”
New rules that implement an EU directive which could affect the way PI solicitors, conveyancers and others advise clients on insurance policies have been approved.
Law firm was instructed “when clients agreed to visit its offices”
People buying holiday home became clients of a law firm after agreeing to visit its offices to complete their purchases, making it liable for negligence, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
SDT clears PI partner of acting without instructions
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has taken the rare step of dismissing all allegations, including dishonesty, made against a personal injury lawyer accused of bringing claims without instructions.
Rebuke and fine for latest referral fee ban miscreant
The ban on personal injury referral fees is in the spotlight once more after a Surrey law firm was rebuked and fined £2,000 for breaching it.
Barristers divided over value of mentorship
A survey of a barristers’ mentoring scheme has found a wide divergence of perceptions between the newly qualified and experienced advocates questioned.
Good and bad news for Civil Liability Bill opponents
There was good and bad news from Parliament yesterday for opponents of the Civil Liability Bill as its consideration by MPs was delayed but chances of it being amended receded.
Call for innovation agency to break legal tech “logjam”
The Ministry of Justice should create an independent body whose job is to invest in legal technological innovation in the public interest, according to a new report.
Blog
Client accounts: Opportunity, obligation and the risks in between
The profitability gap between well-run firms and the rest is not primarily a function of size, location or practice area – it is a function of financial management.
Motor finance – the FCA is more worried about banks than consumers
The Financial Conduct Authority’s motor finance redress scheme announced last week amounts to one of the largest ever consumer failures by the regulator.
Mazur: a symptom not a cause?
If Mazur is a symptom, what does it mean for the underlying health of our civil justice system: the ‘finest legal system in the world’?
