City firms set for Brexit-related work boom
City law firms are set for a “boom in Brexit-related advisory work” as the UK’s future relationship with the EU becomes clearer, an authoritative analysis has predicted.
Tribunal savages SRA witnesses as prosecution left in tatters
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has savaged two witnesses who gave evidence on behalf of the Solicitors Regulation Authority against a Yorkshire sole practitioner.
Call for “real inclusion” rather than tick boxes at the Bar
The Bar should focus on “real inclusion” and “actionable, practical steps” to improve diversity rather than tick boxes, a black barrister and human rights activist has argued.
Solicitor helped himself to £88,000 from dementia sufferer
A solicitor who helped himself to almost £88,000 from a dementia victim for whom he was acting under a power of attorney has been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
McKenzie Friends giving “biased and misleading” online advice
McKenzie Friends are giving “biased and misleading” advice to vulnerable family litigants, an academic study of online posts has found. It found “many negative attitudes expressed towards lawyers”.
DWF unveils largest acquisition by listed law firm
DWF is to make the biggest acquisition by a listed law firm to date by spending more than £40m on a leading Spanish practice. The news came as the firm announced positive half-year results.
Hale: Gender-biased instructions holding back female barristers
Women not being instructed in the best cases and “traditional assumptions about who gets what sort of judging job” are the main reasons for there being relatively few in the senior judiciary, Lady Hale has argued.
Legal sector to shed thousands of jobs in coming years
The legal services sector is to shed 13,000 jobs in the decade to 2027 – with a further 22,000 at risk if technology brings radical change to the workforce, research for the Law Society has predicted.
Contentious probate lawyer launches conflict coaching firm
A solicitor specialising in contentious probate – and the first to become a specialist private client mediator with CEDR – has launched a private client mediation and conflict coaching business.
Solicitor rebuked for issuing cheque that bounced
A solicitor has been sanctioned for sending a client a cheque for his damages which bounced – one of four regulatory settlement agreements reached by the SRA with solicitors and a firm.
