Brexit deal maintains lawyers’ position during transition
The draft Brexit agreement published yesterday maintains the ability for UK lawyers to operate in the EU as now, and vice versa, during the transition period that runs until December 2020.
Susskind: Machines will replace lawyers if they deliver better outcomes
Clients value lawyers for the outcomes they deliver and will switch to technology based alternatives if they produce the better or cheaper results, Professor Richard Susskind has claimed.
Partners failed to pay disbursements in bid to prop up legal aid firm
Three partners at a former legal aid firm have been fined a total of £40,000 for failing to pay disbursements as they struggled to keep the practice afloat.
Former Lehman lawyer predicts big role for AI post-Brexit
A former senior counsel for Lehman Brothers and AI pioneer has predicted AI will be crucial in helping companies to alter thousands of contracts rapidly in the aftermath of Brexit.
SRA urged to tackle mental health problems with ‘fitness to practise’ regime
The SRA needs to activate a dormant power that allows it to introduce ‘fitness to practise’ rules, in the wake of yesterday’s ruling about the role of mental health in solicitors’ misconduct.
Solicitor struck off for fraudulent claim against ex-employee
A solicitor jailed for falsifying documents to bring a civil claim against a former employee, in actions a judge said attacked “the very heart of the justice system”, has been struck off.
Mental health problems “do not justify” solicitors’ dishonesty
Pressure of work or extreme working conditions “cannot either alone or in conjunction with stress or depression” justify not striking off dishonest solicitors, the High Court has ruled.
County court to test video hearings in year-long pilot
A year-long pilot to hear applications to set aside county court default judgments by an internet-enabled video link will begin at the end of this month.
High Court judge: ethical and legal framework for AI “imperative”
An ethical and legal framework is “imperative” for artificial intelligence and the financial world had shown what happened without one, a High Court judge has warned.
Landmark jail sentence for man who stole client data for CMCs
A man who passed on thousands of an accident repair company’s customer records to claims management companies has been jailed in a landmark prosecution.
