Property damage “will be covered” by whiplash regime
The whiplash portal for litigants in person will cover claims for property damage, in addition to personal injury and uninsured losses, the Motor Insurers Bureau has confirmed.
Reprimand for legal executive who asked SRA to keep quiet
A chartered legal executive has been reprimanded for asking the SRA not to tell his own regulator that it had investigated him. Unfortunately for him, they have an information-sharing agreement.
Advice app backed by Slater & Gordon rolls out nationally
An app that offers users the full range of consumer legal advice and support for up to £24 a month is being rolled out after a pilot saw 70% of users renew their subscription.
Complete online process for money claims “ready next year”
Technology allowing litigants to run a civil money claim online from beginning to end should be in place by this time next year, with nearly 70,000 having already used the more limited version available now.
CMC boss faces £1.4m confiscation order over illegal PI data
A man found guilty of illegally obtaining people’s personal data and selling it to personal injury solicitors has been fined for breaches of data protection and issued with a £1.4m confiscation order.
ABSs having “direct and positive impact” on legal market – LSB
Alternative business structures continue to have a “direct and positive impact” on the legal market, the oversight regulator has said, while there are “signs of improvement” at the Legal Ombudsman.
Exclusive: First Bar Standards Board ABS closes down
The first alternative business structure licensed by the Bar Standards Board – a combination of barristers and football agents – has shut down, Legal Futures can reveal.
Guidelines “preserve GCs’ independence amidst corporate tension”
Comprehensive guidelines to boost the roles of and relationships between in-house lawyers and non-executive directors have been drawn up, in the hope of minimising the chances of an ethical lapse.
Elevate secures £20m investment to continue growth spurt
Global law company Elevate – which bought UK law firm Halebury earlier this year – has secured a $25m (£20m) minority investment as it continues to scale up.
Privy Council backs law firm in battle over “franchise arrangement”
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has backed a leading offshore law firm after it was denied permission to open an office in Bermuda by the local bar council.
