A solicitor who falsely recorded 100 hours of time to help meet her billing targets has been struck off, despite recognition of the mental health issues she was facing at…
A solicitor who asked the SRA to confirm how many times conditions have been placed on practising certificates because of health concerns says he is being “stonewalled”. The post SRA…
The Law Society has put the focus on the SRA to give the profession guidance on what amounts to supervision following the Mazur ruling. The post Law Society trains focus…
The family law market grew by 6.4% last year to £2.3bn and will keep growing by almost 6% a year until it reaches £2.9bn in 2029, new research has predicted.…
Promotion recognizes first-year impact and Litera’s commitment to operational excellence and scalable growth The post Priyanka Singh promoted to EVP, Operations & CFO at Litera appeared first on Legal Futures.…
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been told to leave employment issues such as bullying, harassment, discrimination and sexual misconduct to law firms and the courts. The post Keep out of…
A new chambers specialising in employment law has opened in London, bidding to break free from the old hierarchical order found in traditional sets. The post New chambers scraps traditional…
A law firm run by an ex-Law Society president has failed in an appeal against a £68,000 fine imposed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority for anti-money laundering failures. The post…
There is a belief circulating in legal tech that AI can solve everything – that LLMs are universally superior to what came before. It is not always true, however. The…
A leading City law firm has been ordered to pay wasted costs in a maritime matter because it wrongly told the defendants that it was instructed by the claimant’s insurer.…
For SME law firms, the priority is turning the potential of tech into measurable impact: success is driven not just by the technology, but by how firms approach planning and…
The decision to deny the Legal Ombudsman the budget it needs could see consumers waiting more than a year for the outcome of their complaint by 2028. The post Consumers…
Pupils who went to Oxbridge are 15 times more likely to have obtained pupillage awards of £60,000 or more, when compared to pupils who went to all other universities. The…
A High Court judge has agreed to let 62 former Vodafone franchisees be represented by two law firms in their £85m claim against the mobile phone company. The post Claimants…
A national survey exploring what clients want from a law firm in 2026 has revealed a distinct split between the acceptance of digital services compared to AI. The post Clients…