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Without-notice application was “not fairly presented” to judge
The High Court has set aside a decision to add a defendant and serve them out of the jurisdiction after finding the case was “not fairly presented” to the judge.
Law firm alliance will have chance to seek vote of no confidence in SRA
The newly formed SME & Boutique Law Firm Alliance will have the chance to call for a vote of no confidence in the SRA at next month’s Law Society AGM.
Exclusive: BSB pauses new applications to requalify by foreign lawyers
The Bar Standards Board is pausing work on new applications from foreign lawyers looking to requalify as barristers as it continues to struggle with the number of them.
First pilots under Online Procedure Rules go live
The first pilots under the Online Procedure Rules went live yesterday, covering digital possession claims in three county courts.
Legal profession has replaced ethics with ‘not acting illegally’
The legal profession has “tried effectively to outsource its soul to its regulators” by substituting acting ethically with the absence of illegality, a City law grandee has warned.
Firms warned over threshold for client interest payments
Law firms must be careful not to impose policies on client account interest that set too high a de minimis threshold, a senior reporting accountant has warned.
Wasted costs order for barrister who appeared remotely from train
A barrister who tried to conduct a remote employment tribunal hearing from two different trains in Germany has been ordered to pay £6,800 in wasted costs.
Employee-owned Yorkshire law firm expands into North-West
Ison Harrison has made its first acquisition outside Yorkshire, buying North-West practice Dootsons and increasing its total number of offices by three to 30.
Susskind: Judgement will not save lawyers from march of AI
Lawyers are wrong to think that the need for human judgement will protect them from AI taking on most of their role, Professor Richard Susskind has argued.
Judge allows counsel to record and transcribe proceedings
The Crown Court has allowed six barristers to record proceedings instead of taking manual notes, recognising that the move is “something of a leap into uncharted territory”.
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How ELD NextGen will improve employers’ liability tracing
The Employers’ Liability Tracing Office is continuing work towards the launch of ELD NextGen, the next generation of the employers’ liability database, in early 2027.
Fifteen years on: Lessons from ABS reform
Fifteen years ago this month saw the very first alternative business structure. At the time, the prospect of non-lawyers owning law firms was dubbed ‘Tesco Law’.
Hybrid working and client money controls – be aware of the risks
For legal finance teams, remote working has changed how information moves, how approvals are obtained and how colleagues communicate.
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