Government set to resist calls for ban on NDAs in the workplace
The government indicated this week that it would resist calls for a statutory ban on non-disclosure agreements in the workplace, having been told that lawyers “are part of the problem”.
Solicitor who “failed to disclose existence of clients” struck off
A solicitor who told clients to pay fees into his personal bank account, in some cases for work that was never done, has been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
Law Society and SRA win approval for 11.5% jump in cost of practising
Individual solicitors and their firms will be paying an extra £13.2m to be regulated and represented in the coming year, the Legal Services Board has confirmed.
Partner who lied to clinical negligence victim’s mother struck off
A partner lied to the litigation friend and mother of a medical negligence victim, telling her repeatedly over two and a half years that a pre-action protocol letter had been sent when it had not.
SRA issues hefty fine for solicitor who ignored conflict between clients
A solicitor who acted for both sides in the transfer of five properties for nil value has been hit with a £12,000 fine by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Only one of 1,200 global legaltech patent applications filed in UK
Nearly 1,200 legaltech patent applications were filed around the world last year but only one by a company based in the UK, researchers have found.
Solicitor to face tribunal over “threatening” Covid letters to GPs
A solicitor is set to face a disciplinary tribunal for aggressively threatening GPs with legal action if the doctor did not provide a Covid vaccination exemption for their client.
Law Commission drops plan to ban discrimination in appointing arbitrators
The Law Commission has “reluctantly concluded” that banning discrimination in the appointment of arbitrators “could cause more problems than it solves”.
Law firm culture key to ethical practice, says Law Society president
Law firm cultures where solicitors are able to admit and learn from mistakes are central to ensuring adherence to professional ethics, the president of the Law Society said yesterday.
Justice secretary must “get to grips” with escalating civil court delays
Justice secretary Alex Chalk must urgently “get to grips” with increasing civil court delays to help thousands of consumers trapped in “legal limbo”, ACSO has argued.
