The Solicitor’s Charity refers growing numbers for mental health support
The Solicitor’s Charity has reported a sharp increase in the number of clients referred for both mental health support and financial advice.
Firm forced to take action against client’s ex-husband over email error
A family law firm has had to take legal action against the ex-husband of a client after an associate accidentally sent confidential information about another client to him.
Rule committee silence points to another fixed costs delay
The extension of fixed costs to low-value clinical negligence cases seems likely to be delayed further after it emerged the rule committee did not discuss them last month.
Sustained recovery of PI market “a long way off”
Any sustained recovery in the personal injury market “still seems a long way off” given that total claims numbers continue to fall and fixed fees weaken margins.
SRA to appeal decision to clear Dentons over AML breaches
The High Court looks set to rule on whether a tribunal was right to find that Dentons’ breach of the anti-money laundering rules was “inadvertent”.
Firm unfairly dismissed departing solicitor over Facebook row
A law firm owner unfairly dismissed a departing solicitor he accused of trying to poach clients through Facebook, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Police station rep referred to transgender detainee as “thing”
A police station representative who made offensive comments about a transgender detainee and about immigrants has been made subject to regulatory controls.
Being a solicitor or ethnic minority halves odds of becoming a judge
Being a solicitor or from an ethnic minority more than halves the odds of successfully applying for the bench compared to white barristers, the latest figures on judicial diversity have revealed.
BSB slaps down Bar Council over diversity and equality work
The Bar Standards Board has rejected a Bar Council call to take a step back from efforts to improve equality, diversity and inclusion and instead leave it to the profession.
Law firms need to act over new duty to prevent sexual harassment
Law firms will need to rethink their approach to alcohol at events as part of preparing for the new positive legal duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.
