Just 19% of barristers’ chambers currently meet the Bar Council and Law Society’s joint recommendation to achieve Cyber Essentials certification, new research has found. The post Only one in five…
Lawyers have a new duty to have a “competent functional understanding” of artificial intelligence as its use spreads across the profession, a specialist has argued. The post Lawyer “under new…
We received a comprehensive response within 90 minutes. It would have been impossible to instruct a lawyer on the facts within 90 minutes, let alone have them draft a detailed…
In today’s digital world, a Google search is often the first step someone takes before offering a job, approving a tenancy, providing finance, or even starting a personal relationship The…
‘Inflated’ timesheets leads to strike off A former senior associate at Irwin Mitchell has been struck off after submitting “inaccurate, misleading, and inflated” timesheets — including one day where she…
Well-reseted compared to future doctors and nurses Law students are getting more shut-eye than many of their peers, according to new research ranking the UK’s most sleep-deprived uni courses. The…
The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend Law firms are failing clients in class actions, watchdog says (£) Top UK law firms boost partner pay as revenues…
The private equity house that acquired Midlands firm Higgs last week is to adopt a different approach to its competitors in pursuing a ‘buy and build’ strategy. The post PE-backed…
A senior associate at national firm Irwin Mitchell who recorded 23 hours of chargeable time in one day has been struck off for submitting dishonest timesheets. The post Associate who…
The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court decision that appeared to limit the rights of data breach victims to bring claims. The post Court of Appeal ruling gives…
Failures by a will-writing company were among circumstantial evidence that led a High Court master to decide a will was made under undue influence. The post Will writer’s failures help…
Data shows the number of associates leaving the legal profession has nearly doubled, exacerbating persistent talent attrition, client demand, and profitability concerns. The post New legal resourcing report reveals costly…
Loughborough Uni general counsel and AstraZeneca senior lawyer among those to publicly criticise new assessment regime Several senior in-house lawyers have voiced concerns about the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), with…
Liverpool-based business law firm, O’Connors, has appointed competition law specialist, Laurence Pritchard, as a Consultant Solicitor in its legal team to broaden its regulatory support for clients. The post Business…
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has uncovered a significant amount of poor practice in the way law firms are managing high-volume consumer claims. The post SRA uncovers significant shortcomings among volume…