Paralegal fabricated email to cover up error – Legal Futures
A paralegal has been banned from the profession for fabricating an email in a bid to cover up a mistake she made that led to a case being struck out.…
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Consultancy takes over running of Bar Sustainability Network – Legal Futures
The Bar Council has transferred delivery of the Bar Sustainability Network from itself to a consultancy that specialises in running carbon-cutting initiatives across the legal profession. The post Consultancy takes…
The future of holding client money – Legal Futures
Posted by Robert Blech, a professional practices partner at Legal Futures Associate MHA In the fallout from Axiom Ince and other high-profile law firm failures, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)…
Why the RTA claims process is still flawed and how to fix it – Legal Futures
Almost four years and more than a million claims on from the launch of the Official Injury Claim portal, the system designed to simplify the process is still beset with…
Understanding conveyancing delays with data from Hoowla Conveyancing Software – Legal Futures
Recent industry research highlights a persistent challenge in the conveyancing industry; transaction timelines remain significantly longer than historical averages. The post Understanding conveyancing delays with data from Hoowla Conveyancing Software…
Poor conduct of consumer claims “will see more firms collapse” – Legal Futures
At least 15 consumer claims law firms have gone bust in the last five years owing more than £400m and poor practices in the sector will likely lead to more,…
“An unprecedented number of investors are looking at law right now” – Legal Futures
In the second part of this interview, Will Evans, who leads the professional services team at Arrowpoint Advisory, talks about the next steps for private equity investment in the law.…
Solicitor breached undertaking and loaned client cash to correct it – Legal Futures
A solicitor who paid away proceeds of a property sale in breach of an undertaking and then loaned the client the money to make up the shortfall, has been fined…
Regulators failing to support good-quality immigration work – Legal Futures
Poor-quality immigration legal aid work is having “devastating consequences” for clients and better support from the Solicitors Regulation Authority would help, a report has found. The post Regulators failing to…
Commercial Real Estate sector set to miss major decarbonisation target by a decade – Legal Futures
Research by commercial real estate data and technology company, Search Acumen, suggests that it will take until at least 2040 for all rented commercial properties to meet the 2030 MEES…
While PPI took almost 9 years, PCP & future high volume claimants will be completed within 18 months – Legal Futures
286,075 registered …. AI claims accounts across our agent’s AI platforms to March 2025. That’s how quickly compliant claimants can be onboarded & claims detected to a “white label” AI…
The CJC’s challenge – getting the litigation funding balance right – Legal Futures
Anything beyond minimal regulation would be challenging to structure and enforce, and practitioners do not see it as viable to rely on the courts as a fallback. The post The…
Private equity investors eyeing the full-service law firm model – Legal Futures
We talk to Will Evans, a managing director at Arrowpoint Advisory, about how private equity activity in the legal market has sped up in recent months and looks set to…
OFSI: Lawyers’ sanctions failures mainly down to licence breaches – Legal Futures
Most sanctions non-compliance by UK legal services providers is due to breaches of Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation licence conditions, it has revealed. The post OFSI: Lawyers’ sanctions failures mainly…
“Logjam” of old High Court cases “blocking new disputes” – Legal Futures
A “logjam” of old cases at the High Court, with more than a quarter of cases taking up to three years to resolve, could be the reason for a “slight…