MPs quiz government’s choice for JAC on dual roles and diversity
The prospective chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission has sought to reassure MPs that she will have enough time to combine the post with remaining chair of the CCRC.
Law firms “lack confidence in negotiating fees”
Seven in ten law firms say they lack confidence in negotiating fees while 40% “do not know with any certainty” what proportion of their client relationships are profitable.
Bar regulator counts cost of “extremely challenging year”
The Bar Standards Board has described how it “struggled” to hit timeliness targets in an “extremely challenging year” for its enforcement work.
Listed legal business hints at ditching litigation funding arm after losses
Shares in RBG Holdings PLC – which owns law firms Rosenblatt and Memery Crystal – dived by 23% yesterday after having to write off £4m because of its litigation funding arm.
Wait time for county court trials reaches new all-time high
The time between issue and trial for fast- and multi-track claims has now exceeded 75 weeks, the longest this century, according to the latest government figures.
LSB bids to improve legal sector’s focus on vulnerable clients
Encouraging lawyers to embed client vulnerability into the design of their services is set to be a new Legal Services Board project next year, it said yesterday.
Law firm’s dismissal of solicitor was procedurally unfair, tribunal rules
A law firm unfairly dismissed an assistant solicitor by failing to follow the correct procedure – even though it was justified in firing him, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Tweeting barrister sues BSB for belief discrimination
A barrister who overturned a Bar Standards Board sanction for a tweet about Muslims that it said would cause offence is now suing the regulator for discrimination.
Lawyer bosses at one listed legal business invest heavily in another
Two lawyers who run one listed legal services business have between them become the largest shareholder in another, the Ince Group, following the share placement it ran last week.
BSB mulls SLAPPs guidance as Zahawi’s solicitors are referred to SRA
The BSB is considering following the SRA in issuing guidance on SLAPPs. It comes as the solicitors acting for Conservative Party chairman Nadeem Zahawi have been reported under the SRA notice.
