‘A future where law firms are ‘distributed entities’ based on blockchain and smart contracts, and lawyers will add value by being “stronger” trusted advisers assisted by artificial intelligence, has been mapped out by futurologists.’
Legal Futures, 13th August 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The elite London law firm Mishcon de Reya and Arron Banks’ pro-Brexit Leave.EU campaign have parted ways in the midst of Leave.EU’s legal challenge to a ruling it broke electoral law, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Government attempts to cut legal aid fees for solicitor evidence work have declared unlawful by the high court.’
Rights Info, 3rd August 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘A claim that well-known law firm Leigh Day was negligent in its representation of the family of the deceased at an inquest has been dismissed by the High Court.’
Legal Futures, 3rd August 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is looking to clarify the threshold used by law firms when deciding whether to report concerns over misconduct.’
Legal Futures, 2nd August 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The High Court has rejected an application for summary judgment by a medical reporting agency seeking to reclaim almost £1.6m in fees from a law firm.’
Litigation Futures. 30th July 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A Derbyshire firm involved in the group action case against car maker Volkswagen (VW) has been criticised for its ‘inconsistent, non-engaging and generally unhelpful’ conduct in an application to extend the timeframe for a service of claim.’
Law Society's Gazette, 31st July 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A professional negligence claim was brought within the limitation period despite an “unconnected” abuse of process over the court fee paid, the High Court has held.’
Litigation Futures, 11th July 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A High Court judge has accused leading law firm Pinsent Masons of losing sight of “any basic standard of decent and compassionate behaviour” in the way it dealt with the widow of a defendant its client was suing.’
Legal Futures, 11th July 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The number of law firms specialising in personal injury (PI) work has fallen by 10% over the past two years, it has been revealed, with one leading practitioner describing solicitors now as the “dairy farmers” of the market due to their declining influence.’
Legal Futures, 2nd July 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The president of the Family Division is to be asked what the court should do in the highly unusual case of a ‘whistleblower’ from the solicitors of one party to a divorce sending it legally privileged information.’
Legal Futures, 27th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Senior Courts Costs Office (SCCO) has again rejected a bid by a personal injury client for access to their former law firm’s file.’
Litigation Futures, 18th June 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘This article considers the decision in ZS v FS [2017] EWHC 2660 (Fam), in which a husband failed in his application to prevent his ex-wife’s solicitor from acting.’
Family Law, 18th June 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that an insurance company is entitled to exemplary damages against fraudsters whose conduct was described as ‘outrageous’.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th June 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘“Very real obstacles” faced by a family law client in bringing a negligence action against a Cheshire law firm did not mean that the claim should be struck out in its entirety, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 16th May 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The number of qualified accountants’ reports due to rule breaches has fallen by two-thirds since the rules were changed in 2015, but the amount then being investigated for possible rule breaches has tripled, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 11th May 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) should investigate whether there are regulatory barriers to law firms that become alternative business structures (ABSs) providing other professional services such as accountancy and surveying, rather than vice versa, a report it commissioned has recommended.’
Legal Futures, 10th May 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Important matters of public interest are likely to be aired in a trial that has been brought against the Guardian and the BBC for their reporting of the Paradise Papers investigation, a senior judge has said.’
The Guardian, 2nd May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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