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Judge condemns “continued saga” of excessive family law costs

A deputy district judge and leading family law solicitor has condemned what he called the “continued saga” of “excessive costs” charged by family lawyers.

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“Challenging” year for PI group as new cases nearly halve

Listed business NAHL issued bullish predictions for its future yesterday after a “challenging year” that saw falls in revenue and the number of personal injury claims generated.

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Newspaper pays class action firm damages for ‘client pressure’ libel

The Times newspaper has apologised to class action law firm Pogust Goodhead and agreed to pay damages for a defamatory claim that it was improperly pressuring clients.

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Revised whiplash tariff jumps final parliamentary hurdle

The revised whiplash tariff received its final parliamentary approval this week, although the Conservatives warned the government that the policy “cannot be left to run on autopilot”.

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Judge condemns lawyers who produced “fake citations” to court

The High Court has ordered that a barrister and the solicitors who instructed her be referred to their regulators after providing five fake case citations in their pleadings.

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Conveyancer refuses to give in to one-star scammer

A conveyancer has described how she refused to give in to a scammer who threatened to post more fake one-star reviews of her law firm unless she gave him her phone number.

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Knights adds Essex and IFA services in latest acquisition

National firm Knights yesterday announced its 24th acquisition since listing in 2018 with a £16.6m deal for Essex law firm Birkett Long that will take its annual revenues to over £200m.

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Law firms “failing to be proactive on wellbeing”, says IBA

Developing a “proactive policy” to prevent wellbeing issues from arising appears to be a “significant challenge” for most law firms, a report by the IBA has found.

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Exclusive: SRA authorises first AI-only law firm

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has for the first time authorised a law firm whose offering is solely provided by an AI-powered litigation assistant.

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Mahmood: SSB and Axiom Ince show need for Legal Services Board

The collapses of SSB Law and Axiom Ince indicate a continuing need for the Legal Services Board despite the government’s focus on cutting red tape, the Lord Chancellor said last week.

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