Pregnant S&G assistant fired for offensive Facebook posts
Slater & Gordon dismissed a legal assistant over offensive Facebook posts on Muslims and Jimmy Savile, and not because she was pregnant, an employment tribunal has found.
CA rejects insurer’s aggregation bid in huge law firm fraud
The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision not to aggregate as one the claims a Yorkshire law firm’s indemnity insurer is facing because of a multi-million pound fraud run by one partner.
Gap between big and small PI firms continues to grow
The divide between the larger personal injury law firms and many of the smaller ones has grown “even further” in the last year, a new report has found.
Trainee solicitor banned from profession for past stalking conviction
A trainee solicitor convicted of stalking nearly five years ago has been banned from working in the legal profession by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
DAS medical report fraudster loses appeal against conviction
The Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal against conviction by one of the three people jailed for conspiracy to defraud legal expenses insurer DAS through a medical reporting agency.
Major study proposes ODR to handle small business debt cases
An online dispute resolution platform would help solve the problem of late payment debt by providing SMEs with a quick and cheap alternative to traditional lawyer-based solutions.
Bar Council and judiciary to take action on bullying from the bench
The Bar Council recently met with the senior judiciary in a bid to ensure there are proper consequences for judges who bully barristers. It dismissed any notion young lawyers were being ‘snowflakes’.
BigLaw business model “not sustainable”, says Mayson
The business model pioneered by large law firms but now adopted by many smaller ones too is not sustainable, Professor Stephen Mayson has argued.
Solicitors should offer clients more choice than single barrister
Clients referred to barristers by solicitors were unaware that they had a choice of barrister, “nor did they feel able or equipped to make that choice”, a report for the Bar Standards Board has found.
Partners and staff at listed law firm cash in £14m worth of shares
Partners and staff at DWF – the only law firm listed on the main London Stock Exchange – have sold nearly £14m of shares, some 4% of its issued share capital.
