SRA “inconsistent” on conduct cases involving mental health
Individuals share responsibility with their firms and the regulator for mental health issues affecting misconduct, a specialist solicitor has argued, but said the SRA is inconsistent in its approach.
Large firms turn to thought leadership marketing
The largest law firms in the country have embraced thought leadership marketing, making twice as many insights available online – including greater use of social media – as they did four years ago.
Solicitor struck off for misleading insurer, court and regulator
A solicitor who lied to potential insurers, on an application for judicial review and then his regulator – in a bid to evade disciplinary action – has finally been struck off.
Litigants will not be forced online, government pledges
The government has no intention of making court processes exclusively online and so there is no need to give way to demands to guarantee this in primary legislation, peers were told this week.
MPs urge legal regulators to take action over NDA misuse
There has been some improvement in how lawyers approach the use of non-disclosure agreements, but regulators must take “rigorous enforcement action” over poor conduct, MPs said today.
Solicitor jailed for forging wills to cover up client money theft
A former solicitor has been jailed for four years and two months after admitting to plundering a dead client’s estate and then forging other clients’ wills to pay off the first client’s beneficiaries.
PII market “hardening” but cover still available for savvy firms
The professional indemnity insurance is challenging for renewals this year, but firms can help persuade jittery underwriters of their case for cover by showing that they have taken steps to mitigate risk.
Large firms “need to change culture” to attract Millennial lawyers
Large law firms need to reshape their culture to meet the demands of Millennial lawyers, a new report has argued, with Cherie Blair QC arguing that there was a “desperate need” for this shift.
Partners cleared of conflict over criminal and civil road death cases
The two partners at the same firm who acted for a man convicted of causing death by dangerous driving and the estate of the victim suing him have been cleared of acting in a conflict of interest.
Lawyers “confused by boundaries in wake of #MeToo”
Lawyers and regulators are uncertain where the boundaries lie on misconduct in the wake of the #MeToo revelations, experts have warned. Patricia Robertson QC of Fountain Court Chambers, a former vice-chair of the Bar Standards Board, said lawyers faced further… Read More
