‘A convicted sex offender accidentally given access by a law firm to a vulnerable child’s confidential information has been jailed for six months for not complying with court orders to delete it.’
Legal Futures, 16th April 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A businessman who brought a claim against two leading law firms, and also reported them and those representing them to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), has seen his case struck out.’
Legal Futures, 11th April 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An employment tribunal has struck out a solicitor’s breach of contract claim based on a business agreement to transfer his practice to another firm, which was then to employ him.’
Legal Futures, 2nd April 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A defendant firm has hailed a rare court decision where a claimant’s lawyers were ordered to pay towards the costs of a fundamentally dishonest claim.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th March 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A City law firm has failed to strike out a £1.3m negligence claim arising from a discretionary trust it set up for a man described by a High Court judge as “serially let down” by the profession.’
Legal Futures, 28th March 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The High Court has rejected a client’s bid for a wasted costs order against his former solicitors – despite being heavily critical of repeated failings in running the case.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th March 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘At least £284m has been unclaimed from accidents at work in 2023, with workers increasingly reluctant to seek compensation from their employer, according to National Accident Helpline (NAH).’
Legal Futures, 26th March 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Listed law firm Rosenblatt is facing the prospect of having to pay out millions of pounds after the High Court allowed proceedings for costs orders against it to proceed.’
Legal Futures, 25th March 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) approach to fines has been branded unfair and “schizophrenic” in the wake of hefty penalties handed out to solicitors convicted of drink-driving.’
Legal Futures, 25th March 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Who lawyers choose to act for is not a regulatory issue – and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) needs to be clear on this, a leading legal regulatory specialist said yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 22nd March 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Miller v Irwin Mitchell on 1 February 2024, just 9 days after hearing argument. The Court (Phillips, Andrews and Falk LJJ) upheld the decision of HHJ Cadwallader at first instance ([2022] EWHC 2252 (Ch)), in which he dismissed Mrs Miller’s claim after a trial of various preliminary issues. The decision gives useful guidance to practitoners considering whether a duty of care is owed by a solicitor prior to the parties agreeing a retainer.’
Hailsham Chambers, 5th February 2024
Source: www.hailshamchambers.com
‘A circuit judge was entitled to make a wasted costs order against a firm of solicitors that failed to translate their client’s statement and pleadings for use at trial, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 18th March 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Claimant lawyers will breath a sigh of relief today after the Court of Appeal ruled that costs of attending rehabilitation case management meetings could in principle be recovered.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th March 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The former senior partner of a Norfolk law firm, jailed for four years last September for fraud, has failed in his appeal against sentence.’
Legal Futures, 13th March 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The solicitors’ regulator has suffered a major setback with its prosecution of the world’s biggest firm amounting effectively to nothing.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th March 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Lawyers’ lack of interest in ethics may be fuelling an increase in rogue behaviour in the profession, an academic expert on the legal profession has suggested. Professor Richard Moorhead told a conference of lawyers yesterday that “apathy” and “ignorance” were a “root cause” of unethical behaviours that have manifested in issues such as the Post Office scandal.’
Law Society's Gazette, 8th March 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A litigant in person who alleged a conspiracy between two leading firms and a string of lawyers has had his claims thrown out by the High Court.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th March 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A firm operating from two small offices in the south west has been hit with a £23,000 fine for failing to comply with money laundering regulations.’
Law Society's Gazette, 4th March 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A significant number of students think nepotism and connections are important to progress in the law, according to research which found that this did indeed help some get jobs.’
Legal Futures, 28th February 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) yesterday upheld allegations that a solicitor published antisemitic and offensive posts on social media and also abused Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) staff.’
Legal Futures, 21st February 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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