The head of the infected blood inquiry yesterday called on the SRA to tell solicitors that they should not be charging clients making a claim for compensation. The post Infected…
A senior paralegal has been rebuked for wrongly requesting the release of at least £1.85m to a property developer which later went bust, leaving his law firm to repay buyers.…
Program rapidly modernizes mid-sized law firms over 50% faster with streamlined deployment and enhanced user adoption strategies The post Litera and Fireman launch Foundation Value Accelerator to provide action intelligence…
Your criminal law module could soon be out of date The right to a trial by jury — long seen as a central part of justice in England and Wales…
The Legal Cheek team discuss AI and the future of legal jobs — listen now The Legal Cheek Podcast returns this week as publisher Alex Aldridge and writer Lydia Fontes…
No deal Less than a month after reports emerged of merger talks, Southern England law firms Cripps and Michelmores have confirmed they will not be joining forces. The deal would…
The man who founded now-defunct Stobart Barristers and then bought two well-known criminal law firms has been disqualified from running a law firm in future. The post High-profile non-lawyer firm…
A senior lawyer should be appointed to make sure that first compensation offers to victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal are “full and fair”, the first part of the…
The government has given its “wholehearted support” to a private member’s bill that gives judges the power to hold remote hearing for breaches of some injunctions. The post Government backs…
The outgoing chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority has lined up his first non-executive role by joining the board of the Institute of the Motor Industry. The post Engine…
Mergers and acquisitions are reshaping the legal sector, particularly in the mid-market. Joanna Goodman finds out why – and how best to go about getting into bed with another firm.…
89% and 100% RPC and Wedlake Bell have kicked off the summer trainee retention season with impressive results, posting scores of 89% and 100% respectively. Insurance specialist RPC has announced…
Aim to improve fairness, says regulator The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced changes to its SQE appeals and complaints policies, aiming to improve fairness, transparency, and accessibility for students.…
‘Troubling mind set’ Credit: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal A solicitor has been struck off after misleading fellow lawyers over a £650,000 deposit in a multimillion-pound property deal — and then attempting…
The government is to ban non-disclosure agreements covering harassment and discrimination unless the victim themselves asks for one. The post NDAs to cover up harassment and discrimination “will be void”…