The government’s decision to rationalise the oversight of AML supervision could be a precursor to the entirety of legal regulation, a leading practitioner has suggested. The post Is AML move…
Today, firms are under more pressure than ever, not just to show compliance by asking the right questions when assessing the risk of a new instruction, but also to clearly…
Alice Stephenson criticises liquidators after £666k director’s loan leads to bankruptcy A legal influencer has revealed that she has been declared bankrupt due to a “mountain of personal debt,” just…
Regulators should assure non-authorised people who may have inadvertently conducted litigation as found by Mazur that they will not face criminal prosecution or disciplinary action. The post KC: Regulators should…
Regional law firm consolidators are outperforming other disruptive models in the market and also the biggest practices in the country, an analysis by PwC has shown. The post Regional consolidators…
The collective action regime received a timely boost yesterday after a claim against Apple over its App Store became the first case to win at trial. The post Apple users…
Purpose-led independent law firm Brabners has appointed Chris King to its commercial litigation team as it continues to grow its support for mid-to-large corporates. The post Brabners adds to commercial…
As part of the continued roll out of new and remastered reports, our attention has turned to our agricultural offering, the SiteSolutions Farm report. The post Green fields, hidden hazards:…
Who triumphed? Trainee solicitor Charlotte Jacques meets herself in AI (Credit Channel 4) This week on Channel 4, an AI law firm went up against a human trainee solicitor. The…
The biggest TC blunders — and how to avoid them Application season is well underway, and thousands of training contract hopefuls are gunning for coveted spots at top firms. Writing…
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has removed restrictions on a solicitor who, after being suspended for three years, became a compliance consultant. The post SDT removes restrictions on solicitor turned compliance…
A new tax on LLPs could be “a big hit” on the legal profession, the Law Society warned yesterday, with figures showing it would mean a 7% increase in the…
Concerns about wellbeing in the law have been elevated to such a level that employers may feel overwhelmed by the thought of tackling it. The post Don’t be scared off…
Two projects that aim to speed up the home-buying process have received £1.75m in government backing from the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund. The post Government awards £1.75m to conveyancing data projects…
While the SQE clearly exerts considerable pressure, under the new regime the work experience element of qualification becomes more important The post SQE: There’s an upside to the stress appeared…