Solicitor who dishonestly confirmed witnessing signature struck off
A solicitor who dishonestly confirmed that he had witnessed a signature on a lease when he actually had not has been struck off the roll.
“Solicitors to blame” for time-barred dismissal claim against law firm
A team manager whose unfair dismissal and breach of contract claim against Yorkshire law firm Minster Law was time barred has blamed his solicitors for issuing it too late.
Inns under fire for sluggish approach to disability access
The inns of court are slow to act on behalf of disabled barristers and the Bar Standards Board is to set push them to improve access in listed buildings.
Big disparity in Bar course pass rates across providers
There is a significant attainment gap between providers of the Bar training course, ranging from a pass rate of 94% at the highest to 49% at the lowest.
Post Office scandal inquiry told about City law firm’s bias danger
City giant Herbert Smith Freehills may not be able to avoid the appearance of bias in its work for the Post Office in compensating sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon IT scandal.
Metamorph group law firm owes £2.3m, liquidators reveal
Beaumont ABS Ltd, one of the companies in the Metamorph Law group, owes creditors £2.3m. Meanwhile, a winding-up order has been made against another group company.
“Deconstructed SQE” could be end-point test for three professions
The SQE could be deconstructed and its modules used to form the “final end-point test” for chartered legal executives and licensed conveyancers as well as solicitors.
£600k awareness campaign for Mastercard class action goes live
A £600,000 print and digital advertising campaign to draw public attention to the landmark £17bn Mastercard class action began yesterday.
ABS aims to combine best of traditional and consultancy law firms
An alternative business structure that aims to combine the best of traditional law firms and of the new-model fee-share practices has gone live.
“Culture change needed” for in-house teams to reap benefits of liberalisation
Cultural change is needed for in-house legal teams to fully benefit from the wider liberalisation in the market since the Legal Services Act reforms took hold, a new report has argued.
