Solicitor struck off for smuggling drugs for inmates
A solicitor jailed for smuggling drugs and mobile phones into prisons for inmates was last week struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT). He took the contraband into prisons using oversized shoes.
Law Society targets anti-solicitor websites as it turns up heat over Wonga's fake firms
The Law Society is planning to use the European Court of Justice’s ruling on the right to be forgotten online to challenge anti-solicitor websites. The news comes as the society said it was to write to the FCA, SRA and police over Wonga’s use of bogus law firms.
Project pits women’s success stories against “negative narrative of diversity debate”
A five-year project to celebrate the achievements of women lawyers has been launched, culminating at the centenary of the Act of Parliament which abolished the bar on their entry into the profession.
CILEx launches enquiry into paralegals
The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives yesterday launched an enquiry into paralegals in an attempt to clarify their numbers, where they fit in the legal spectrum, and what training should be made available.
Revealed: Connect2Law lives on as Slater & Gordon launches Linked to Law
Law firm network Connect2Law is to live on separately from Slater & Gordon-owned Pannone after a deal struck with its former head, David Jabbari – with S&G launching its own referral network at the same time.
Law Society spending to rise but cost of practising to fall significantly
The Law Society is set to reduce the cost of practising by around 20%, even though its budget is going up in 2014/15. The net funding requirement for the next financial year is £116.7m, a 3.7% increase on this year’s budget.
Lawyers on Demand heads north to spread the word on alternative resourcing
Alternative legal services provider Lawyers On Demand (LOD) has launched a Manchester ‘hub’, its first outside of London, in a bid to expand its ‘on site’ model of placing freelance lawyers into companies.
Neuberger backs single regulator but criticises LSB for adding “cost and confusion”
The President of the Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger, has backed calls for single legal regulator, while accusing the Legal Services Board of adding to cost and confusion.
Debt management giant’s ABS plans expansion into wills
The alternative business structure owned by one of the UK’s largest debt management companies has launched with an ambition to expand into wills in the near future.
Solicitors Regulation Authority names first non-lawyer chair
Enid Rowlands, an existing member of the board of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, has been named as its first non-lawyer chair. Ms Rowlands will succeed Charles Plant from 1 January 2015 after he completes four years in the role.
