E-mail footer counted as signature for property contract
A solicitor’s automated email sign-off sufficed as a ‘signature’ for the purposes of a contract involving the disposition of an interest in land, the High Court has ruled.
AI legal tech “so powerful it will need regulation”
The use of cutting-edge technology such as AI has become so powerful that legal regulators will have to regulate the tech itself rather than the providers, according to a prominent academic.
MoJ on whiplash portal: “We must not rush it”
The Ministry of Justice official heading whiplash reform programme has maintained that April 2020 remains the goal, but said minister Lord Keen wants “to get this right and not rush it”.
Family courts “failing” McFarlane’s wellbeing challenge
Many courts have not responded to the encouragement of the president of the Family Division to lay down acceptable working practices so as to improve wellbeing, a leading QC has claimed.
Solicitor and practice manager husband jailed for legal aid fraud to face SDT
A solicitor and her practice manager husband jailed last year for legal aid fraud and facing a £7m civil claim from the Ministry of Justice have now been referred to a disciplinary tribunal.
Rosenblatt outstrips listed peers on revenue per fee-earner
City firm Rosenblatt has the highest revenue per fee-earner of any of the listed law firms, it told investors yesterday. The analysis came as the firm unveiled strong results for the first half of 2019.
Legal Access Challenge finalists revealed
A chatbot for people with learning disabilities, tools to help women facing domestic violence, and data-supported advice on employment disputes are among the Legal Access Challenge finalists.
Solicitor suspended after being taken in by scam
A solicitor has been suspended for five years after becoming entangled in a financial scam and unwittingly using her professional status to rope in other victims, as well as losing money herself.
Land Registry fails to hit target for reducing lawyers’ errors
HM Land Registry has not met its target to reduce the number of requests for information that it has to send to law firms that have submitted incomplete or inaccurate information.
PI firms “ignoring” out-of-hours calls and Facebook contacts
Personal injury law firms are failing to adapt to clients using less traditional methods of contacting them by not responding when clients call them out-of-hours or via Facebook, according to new research.
