A fast-growing commercial law firm whose lawyers work remotely has become the latest to take private equity backing, with LDC buying a large minority stake. The post Private equity takes…
The executive director of supervision at the Financial Reporting Council has today been named as the new chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The post Financial Reporting Council director…
A law firm that specialises in financial mis-selling is facing a novel claim of causing loss by unlawful means through deluging a bank with allegedly poor-quality cases. The post Bank…
The structure of regulation established by the Legal Services Act 2007 “does not work well”, the outgoing chair of the Bar Standards Board declared last night. The post Legal Services…
A solicitor has been handed a suspended prison sentence for making false claims of damage to his car from potholes. The post Suspended jail sentence for solicitor over fake pothole…
Two solicitors from ARAG Law have been appointed to the Bristol Law Centre board of trustees, extending ARAG’s association with the law centre. The post ARAG Law solicitors appointed trustees…
Ian shares his insights with Amy Bruce, marketing director at Osprey Approach, for episode two of Osprey’s Empowering Law Firm Leaders podcast. The post How building an effective leadership team…
It’s all too common to see the legal sector instinctively scale back marketing efforts for housing disrepair claims as the British weather finally starts to improve. The post Is your…
If there is one universal truth about human nature, it’s that we all want to earn more money whilst at the same time working fewer hours. The post What is…
Law grad claims she was unfairly denied remote assessment An aspiring lawyer has been given the go-ahead to pursue legal action against Clyde & Co over alleged discrimination after being…
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‘Unidentified glitch’ A High Court judge has issued a stern warning to solicitors after their client breached a court embargo by sending a confidential draft judgment to her husband. Three…
Work to agree a definition of unbundled legal services with professional indemnity insurers is close to completion as part of efforts to make unbundling easier for solicitors. The post Solicitors…
The increasing number of sexual misconduct cases being handled by the SRA and SDT is fuelling a rise in anonymity requests, regulatory lawyers have said. The post Sexual misconduct cases…