Monday morning round-up – Legal Cheek
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Risk of vigilantes as justice system ‘on the brink’, warns Law Society head (£) Law firms still struggle…
2024
NetDocuments sponsors The Say Gap – Legal IT Insider
NetDocuments has sponsored The Say Gap, the only dedicated DEI conference in the legal sector. The Say Gap is held over two days and will leave attendees with strategies to…
Researchers Uncover OS Downgrade Vulnerability Targeting Microsoft Windows Kernel – The Hacker News
A new attack technique could be used to bypass Microsoft’s Driver Signature Enforcement (DSE) on fully patched Windows systems, leading to operating system (OS) downgrade attacks. “This bypass allows loading…
Law firm fails in bid to restrain litigation funder’s winding-up petition – Legal Futures
A well-known sports law firm has failed to convince the High Court to restrain a litigation funder from advertising a winding-up petition over a loan it has not repaid. The…
Fine for solicitor who sent “threatening” Covid letters to schools – Legal Futures
A solicitor who sent “threatening” letters to at least 244 secondary schools, telling them they could be at risk of criminal or civil liability for implementing Covid measures, has been…
Court of Appeal ruling opens door to motor finance mis-selling claims – Legal Futures
The Court of Appeal has opened the door to billions of pounds worth of claims for mis-sold motor finance after finding dealers in breach of their fiduciary duty to customers.…
LPC graduate’s claim against law firm thrown out for late filing – Legal Futures
An LPC graduate who knew she had three months to issue an employment tribunal claim against a law firm where she worked has been refused an extension of time to…
Place makers – Law Gazette – Features
Our changing retail habits have disfigured the UK’s high streets. But planners are fighting back, which is reflected in creative instructions for property lawyers. Maria Shahid reports. – Read More
Oversight seeing – Law Gazette – Features
Artificial intelligence continues to dominate lawtech, but will the challenges of regulation slow the pace of innovation? – Read More
Breaking down the professional and personal – Law Gazette – Features
Work-life balance. – Read More
Foreign state defendants and UK courts – Law Gazette – Features
Personal injury. – Read More
Decisions and interventions – Law Gazette – Features
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal). – Read More
Anti-suit injunctions and related relief – Law Gazette – Features
Commercial litigation. – Read More
Ten questions to ask a potential financial planning partner – Legal Futures
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s codes of conduct are clear how crucial proper due diligence is when assessing third-party partners. The post Ten questions to ask a potential financial planning partner…
20 years of TechnoLlama – Technollama
On the 20th of October 2024, this blog turned 20 years old. I’ve been both dreading and looking forward to this milestone. On the one hand, this is probably one…