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Second acquisition in five months for PE-backed group
The law firm at the centre of private equity-backed Adeptio Law Group has made its second acquisition of the year.
Ban for prospective trainee who faked client’s signature
A prospective trainee solicitor who forged a client’s signature on a document sent to the Home Office and faked an email to mislead her firm has been barred from the profession.
FCA spends £2m to steer car finance claimants away from lawyers
The FCA has launched a new £2m advertising campaign urging motor finance customers to be “claim confident” and not use a professional representative to make a compensation claim.
Profession to pay out £39m to Axiom Ince clients
The collapse of Axiom Ince is set to cost the solicitors’ profession £39m in payouts from the SRA Compensation Fund, most of which have now been made, it has emerged.
Judge refers barrister to BSB and ‘legal consultant’ for contempt
The High Court has referred a barrister and his chambers to the Bar Standards Board over their involvement in litigation run by a legal consultant it employs.
Menon contempt hearing stayed for jurisdiction challenge
The Court of Appeal has stayed the contempt hearing against KC Rajiv Menon so that the High Court can decide his challenge to its jurisdiction to hold it.
Solicitor struck off for unauthorised work on cannabis case
A consultant solicitor who carried out unauthorised work for a man facing serious drug offences, and then asked to be paid in cash, has been struck off.
Civil and criminal courts put focus on witnesses’ use of AI
The CJC is to continue exploring “proportionate transparency” on the use of AI in preparing witness statements as the Court of Appeal recommends a similar investigation for criminal cases.
Solicitor struck off for “alarming” email and stalking conviction
A non-practising solicitor who sent a misleading email “designed to influence and alarm” the two sons of a mentally ill woman has been struck off.
Law firm platform offers £50,000 incentive to aid “softer landing”
The legal arm of AIM-listed professional services business DSW Capital is offering teams that join it an incentive of £50,000 per lawyer to set up their own practices on its platform.
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Your landlord clients have prepared for the wrong law
Lawyers advising major landlords and build-to-rent operators have spent the better part of a year on the Renters’ Rights Act. A good deal of that advice has been aimed at the wrong risk.
Your website is losing clients before they even pick up the phone
Your website visitor is likely already carrying stress before they arrive. If your site adds to it rather than relieves it, you have likely lost a prospective client.
The growing importance of higher limits in personal ATE
While the personal litigation market is undergoing a period of significant change as claims become more complex, much of the ATE insurance market has remained relatively static.
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