Licensed conveyancers “looking to recruit from school”
Licensed conveyancers are targeting schools in an effort to improve recruitment and raise the profile of the profession.
MPs hear call for action against ‘no win, no fee’ lawyers after SSB collapse
MPs whose constituents have been badly affected by the collapse of SSB Law have pledged to lobby the new government to take action against lawyers and others.
Ireland allows barristers to become law firm partners
The Republic of Ireland has introduced ‘legal partnerships’, allowing barristers to be partners with solicitors in law firms for the first time and to form partnerships with other barristers.
Cautious response to government’s motor insurance taskforce
Claimant representatives have raised concerns about a new government taskforce that promises to “crack down” on rising motor insurance premiums, including the lack of a legal representative.
Global contracts database takes on oneNDA initiative
The lawyer who helped create oneNDA, a standardised non-disclosure agreement, has sold it to the largest public contract and clause database in the world.
Major report rejects regulation of third-party litigation funding
There should only be a move to regulate third-party litigation funding in the event of “an identifiable problem or market failure”, a major report has concluded.
Fine over use of law firm as partner’s in-house legal department
The two partners of a firm whose purpose is to serve the non-legal business interests of one of them have been fined for multiple rule breaches, including using client account as a banking facility.
Many conveyancing firms “do not have clear pricing policies”
Almost half of conveyancing firms do not have pricing policies which are “clearly defined, understood, communicated and adhered to” all the time.
Court orders parties to engage in ADR over costs
A ruling that parties must engage in ADR before their argument over costs can be heard is a landmark that could herald the start of a new era, according to costs lawyers.
High Court orders City litigators to name source of “forged” report
The High Court has ordered a leading City litigation firm to name the source of a potentially forged report produced as part of an arbitration dispute between Russian oligarchs.
