Legal helpline adviser not under duty to advise prospective client
A legal helpline adviser at Irwin Mitchell was not under a duty to advise a prospective client of steps she needed to take to protect her position, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Acquisitions for law firms backed by hedge fund and private equity
One law firm backed by a hedge fund and another by private equity have each completed significant acquisitions, the former creating one of the UK’s biggest debt recovery operations.
MoJ to press ahead with fixed costs changes amid JR threat
The Ministry of Justice is pressing ahead with reforms to the fixed recoverable costs regime that came into force in October, opening the door to a possible court challenge.
GLD apologises to tribunal over trainee’s advice to Home Office
The Government Legal Department has apologised to the Upper Tribunal after a trainee solicitor failed to properly advise the Home Office about undertakings in a consent order.
SRA to investigate regulating CILEX paralegals and students
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to consult on how it would regulate CILEX paralegals and students in the next stage of its work on assuming oversight of the legal executive profession.
Criminal legal aid “coming apart at the seams”, High Court says
Two High Court judges have described the system of criminal legal aid as “slowly coming apart at the seams” and reliant on solicitors’ goodwill and sense of public duty.
LawCare handles twice as many reports of bullying
The number of lawyers talking to wellbeing charity LawCare about problems of workplace bullying and harassment more than doubled last year.
Collapsed SSB “faces up to 1,400 negligence claims”
Consumer claims firm SSB Law, which went into administration earlier this month owing six litigation funders £200m, faces up to 1,400 professional negligence claims, it has emerged.
Law firm “let down” client over bid to propound will, master rules
A daughter seeking to propound a copy of her deceased mother’s will has been “let down” by her solicitors in failing to comply with an unless order to issue proceedings, the High Court has ruled.
Young lawyers pushing back at hours they are expected to work
Pressure from managers or other colleagues is the biggest and still growing concern for young lawyers, who are pushing back on the hours they are expected to work.
