Are we paying enough attention to international PEPs? – Legal Futures
As firms deal with more and more individuals linked to foreign governments, identifying high-risk PEPs is becoming more of a challenge – and the profession needs to up its game.…
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Ground-breaking podcast lifts the lid on law firm M&A: First episode features interview with Neil Rose – Legal Futures
A unique new podcast series promises to take listeners behind the closed doors of law firm mergers and acquisitions – and its debut episode has just been released. The post…
Why more law firms are joining Nexa – Legal Futures
At Nexa, we’re proud to work with some of the UK’s most respected and specialist law firms including names like Goldstein Legal and Jacobs Legal. The post Why more law…
Macfarlanes posts 86% trainee retention score – Legal Cheek
24 out of 28 Macfarlanes has announced a trainee retention rate of 86%. The firm confirmed this week that 24 of its 28 final-seat trainees will be staying on when…
Monday morning round-up – Legal Cheek
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend UK’s first transgender judge seeks rehearing of supreme court case on biological sex Starmer has carried through one…
Law firm fails to strike out negligence claim over loan advice – Legal Futures
A Surrey law firm has failed to strike out a negligence claim brought by a married couple who claim they were forced to sell their home to fund litigation over…
Solicitor who employed banned will writer is suspended – Legal Futures
A solicitor who employed a will writer banned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority from working for law firms without its permission has been suspended for a month. The post Solicitor…
PI claims overall – and motor claims in particular – fall to new low – Legal Futures
The number of personal injury claims registered with the Compensation Recovery Unit has fallen to a new low this year – 14% below even the worst of the Covid period.…
SRA rebukes Scottish firm over management of client money – Legal Futures
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued a rebuke to a Scottish law firm for breaches of the accounts rules since taking over the work of collapsed McClure Solicitors. The post…
Empowering Law Firm Leaders podcast: How to build powerful referral networks for business growth – Legal Futures
In episode 22, practising corporate lawyer and Adviserly CEO Robert Flint shares his expert insight into how law firms can grow through smarter, more strategic referrals. The post Empowering Law…
Ban for solicitor apprentice accused of faking supervisor’s signature – Legal Cheek
On two documents uploaded to BPP’s portal A solicitor apprentice has had restrictions placed on their legal employment following allegations they falsified their supervisor’s signature. Matthew Senior, a former legal…
AI and the solicitor’s duty of competence: Time for SRA guidance? – Legal Futures
AI tools are already embedded in many firms’ day-to-day workflows. Yet the regulatory framework has failed to keep pace. The SRA cannot remain silent. The post AI and the solicitor’s…
MoJ warned about impact of diverting law firms’ client account interest – Legal Futures
Legal aid firms will be the first to suffer if the Ministry of Justice presses ahead with the idea of using interest on lawyers’ client accounts to fund free legal…
Claimant lawyers accuse City law firm over class action “propaganda” – Legal Futures
Claimant class action lawyers have accused a leading City law firm of doing the dirty work of the US Chamber of Commerce, which campaigns in the UK for pro-business civil…
Police office turned barrister disbarred for rape convictions – Legal Futures
A barrister has been disbarred for raping a woman, when she was a teenager under 16 and when she was older, while he was a policeman in the 1980s. The…