Government “awareness programmes” needed to boost LEI
The government should run “awareness programmes” to educate the public about the benefits of legal expenses insurance, the Association of Consumer Support Organisations has argued.
Price transparency “unlikely to inform decisions”
The emphasis put on price transparency and comparison shopping by the Competition and Markets Authority and adopted by legal regulators, is unlikely to make much difference.
London litigator acquires Checkmylegalfees.com
A London law firm that has in the past been sued by Checkmylegalfees.com has now bought the brand, and will seek to move it into costs disputes brought by commercial clients.
SDT finds City lawyer guilty over obsession with teenage colleague
A City lawyer who shared intimate pictures with a teenage apprentice and ogled her as she spread her legs in a swivel chair in the office was found guilty of multiple charges of misconduct last week.
Nearly half of companies swapped external lawyers in last year
Law firms can not assume they have a fixed place on a client’s roster, with 45% of clients changing which practices they allocate work to in the past year, new research has warned.
High Court rejects £63m claim over S&G’s acquisition of Quindell
The High Court today rejected a £63m claim that accountancy firm PwC used confidential information to reduce the amount Slater & Gordon paid for Quindell’s legal division in 2015.
SRA “spent three years deciding not to take regulatory action”
It took the Solicitors Regulation Authority three years to decide not to take regulatory action against a solicitor, it has emerged.
New APIL head: Fixed costs will trigger decade of litigation
The extension of fixed recoverable costs later this year will lead to “poor behaviours” and a decade of litigation to clarify how they work, the new president of APIL has predicted.
“Structure contracts” to avoid need for litigation to resolve disputes
Contracts should routinely include “structured” methods to avoid the need for litigation – including escalation clauses – if disputes arise, a former senior in-house lawyer has advised.
Government opens up more senior judicial roles to CILEX lawyers
The Ministry of Justice is to open up more senior judicial positions – recorders and Upper Tribunal judges – to chartered legal executives.
