Jail for businessman who targeted barristers with fake bombs
The businessman who hired an ex-Royal Marine to plant fake bombs outside the chambers of two barristers against whom he had a vendetta has been jailed for eight years and two months.
Law firms need “new mindset” to make the best of fixed costs
Law firms need a “new mindset” if they are to make money from the fixed recoverable costs regime coming into force next month, a leading costs lawyer has said.
Solicitor to face SDT over “misleading” Covid threats to schools and GPs
A solicitor accused of sending misleading threats to schools and GP surgeries over Covid vaccinations for children is to face the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
Revenue and profits surge at Co-op Legal Services
The growth of Co-operative Legal Services continued apace in the first half of 2023, with revenue up 41% to £31m and a 125% increase in underlying profits to £9m.
Solicitor’s disability and sex discrimination claims thrown out
An employment tribunal has struck out a clinical negligence solicitor’s claims of sex discrimination and that she was disabled.
Law firms “failing to respond” to consumer enquiries
Law firms are losing business by failing to get back to potential clients, with as many as one in five enquiries going unanswered, new research shows.
SRA: Firms must be held accountable for progress on diversity
Law firms need to be held accountable over efforts to improve the profession’s equality, diversity and inclusion, the chief executive of the SRA said yesterday.
Law firm “entitled” to recoup CILEX fees of departing employee
A Devon law firm was entitled to demand repayment of a caseworker’s CILEX course fees after she left, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Tone over content: BSB sets out its social media focus
New guidance on barristers’ conduct in non-professional life and on social media came into force on Wednesday, with the Bar Council praising the balance it has struck.
Government policy to blame for OIC shortcomings, say claimant lawyers
The problems with the Official Injury Claim portal identified by the justice select committee are “not just operational, but policy driven”, claimant lawyers have argued.
