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Court of Appeal ruling opens door to motor finance mis-selling claims

The Court of Appeal has opened the door to billions of pounds worth of claims for mis-sold motor finance after finding dealers in breach of their fiduciary duty to customers.

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LPC graduate’s claim against law firm thrown out for late filing

An LPC graduate who knew she had three months to issue an employment tribunal claim against a law firm where she worked has been refused an extension of time to bring it.

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“Appalling” partner struck off for creating toxic workplace

A law firm’s co-owner has been struck off for “appalling conduct” that involved violence, bullying and harassment aimed at junior colleagues.

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Think tank calls for FCA to regulate third-party litigation funding

A right-wing think tank has called for the Financial Conduct Authority to regulate third-party litigation funding in the same way “as other investment products”.

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Make wellbeing “part of lawyers’ performance assessments”

Lawyers’ approach to wellbeing should form part of their performance assessments, while firms should have “open and honest discussions” with clients about mental health.

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Half of lawyers “regularly use credit because they’ve run out of money”

The proportion of lawyers saying they regularly use credit cards because they have run out of money has more than doubled in a year to almost half.

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ABS backed by sovereign wealth fund sets up insurance business

A pioneering ABS is set to become the first law firm to launch its own PII product – for law firms, among others – and revealed it has investment from a sovereign wealth fund.

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Simple errors in Land Registry applications cost conveyancers £19m

Conveyancers’ failures to get names right in applications to HM Land Registry is costing them up to £3.6m a year in fee-earner time to correct, the agency has estimated.

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Law firm rebuked for not distributing estate after merger

A Surrey law firm that failed to deal with an estate it took on after merging with another practice has been rebuked by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

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Clinical negligence revenues set to slow as number of firms falls

Consolidation in the clincial negligence market will continue as the market slows over the next couple of years, a report has suggested.

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