Top human rights barrister highlights Chinese cyber-attacks on her and others
One of the country’s leading human rights barristers has complained about Twitter accounts and emails purporting to be from her and other defenders that spring up when they criticise China.
SDT grants law firm access to papers to help sue struck-off solicitor
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has granted a law firm access to papers from a recent case to help legal action being taken against the solicitor it struck off.
Licensed conveyancers to face explicit duty to treat customers fairly
An explicit requirement on licensed conveyancers to treat customers fairly has been proposed as part of a new statement of ethical principles by their regulator.
“Credible sanctions”: Bill to remove SRA fining cap for economic crime
Plans to remove the £25,000 cap on fines the Solicitors Regulation Authority can impose in cases of economic crime will enable it to sanction larger law firms properly, the government said.
BSB to test if review and comparison websites work for barristers
Four lawyer review and comparison websites have agreed to join a Bar Standards Board (BSB) pilot on whether they can work for barristers and their consumers.
Truss completes line-up of MoJ ministers, including ex-crime solicitor
A former criminal defence solicitor has been given the task of dealing with criminal legal aid policy at the Ministry of Justice after Prime Minister Liz Truss completed her reshuffle.
SRA bans IT worker convicted of stealing hardware from law firm
An IT engineer with a serious gambling problem who stole 38 iPhones and 10 laptops worth £23,000 from a law firm has been banned from working in the profession.
Number of law firms continues to sink despite ever-expanding profession
Law firm consolidation continues apace, with the number of practices in England and Wales falling by 1,200 over the last decade to 9,000, new research has shown.
Digital law firm partners with start-up platform as part of expansion
Digital law firm arch.law has announced a “strategic investment” in Connectd, a platform linking the founders of start-ups, investors and advisers.
Law Commission seeks ban on discrimination in appointing arbitrators
Arbitration agreements requiring that the arbitrator be a “commercial man” or otherwise specifying a protected characteristic will be unenforceable under Law Commission proposals published today.
