Tribunal rejects solicitor’s plea to end indefinite suspension
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has refused to terminate an indefinite suspension imposed on a solicitor a decade ago, saying he had not proved he was ready to return to practise.
Black solicitors occupying senior roles is “key to success”
One-off training sessions and wellbeing schemes do not go far enough to ensure diversity and inclusion, and nothing short of ethnic minority lawyers occupying senior roles in firms will show real change.
Pandemic has “undermined cohesiveness” of firms, lawyers say
Nearly half of lawyers believe that working remotely during the pandemic has damaged the cohesiveness of their firms, a global study has found.
Slater & Gordon launches “revolutionary” digital legal services offering
Slater & Gordon has launched ‘miplatform’, what it says is a ‘first of its kind’ digital legal service that enables clients to progress their matters with little or no direct contact with a lawyer.
Barrister who practised while suspended over drugs avoids disbarment
A barrister who practised while suspended following his high-profile conviction for possession of drugs that led to the death of his boyfriend has been sanctioned but not suspended or disbarred.
“An end to greedy opportunism” – whiplash reforms finally go live
The Civil Liability Act reforms went live yesterday with the government promising an end to “greedy opportunism” while claimant representatives deemed it a “sad day for justice”.
Ban for law firm consultant jailed after secret mobile calls to prisoner
A law firm consultant jailed for communicating with a prisoner on mobile phones that were smuggled into prison has been banned from working in the profession.
Consolidator and investor target IPs handling distressed law firms
An acquisitive North-West law firm and a private equity investor have joined forces to offer a service for insolvency practitioners looking to sell distressed consumer practices.
Cost of practising set to remain static for solicitors
The cost of practising for solicitors is set to stay the same even though the Law Society is unable to say at the moment what its budget will be for the next financial year.
Complaints about law officers send BSB caseload rocketing
Complaints about the law officers not standing up to the government over potentially breaking international law contributed to a huge increase in reports made to the Bar Standards Board.
