‘Law firms are willing to draw up non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that clearly breach Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) guidance, according to the woman whose own NDA threw the spotlight on the issue.’
Legla Futures, 2nd May 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An employment tribunal has said it would be “wholly inappropriate” to strike out a disability discrimination claim against a law firm from a legal secretary suffering from depression.’
Legal Futures, 2nd May 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The High Court has ordered Cardiff-based Hugh James to pay six-figure damages to the family of an asbestos victim for professional negligence in abandoning their personal injury claim.’
Legal Futures, 1st May 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A married couple has largely failed in a claim of negligence against a firm of solicitors which had admitted that it failed to advise properly on a separate negligence case against another law firm.’
Legal Futures, 29th April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Owners of a business that falsely claimed it could supervise immigration law firms and made millions of pounds as a result, along with a director of one of those franchises, have been convicted at the Old Bailey.’
Legal Futures, 26th April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The cultures of some law firms and other legal workplaces mean that well-being is “often not a concern” while they chase increased profits, researchers have found.’
Legal Futures, 23rd April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A solicitor’s conviction for illegally subletting his council flat has been upheld after he lost his appeal against a suspended jail sentence.’
Legal Futures, 12th April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Ched Evans has reached an out-of-court settlement with his original defence team over their handling of the case where he was found guilty of rape.’
BBC News, 10th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The number of insolvencies among solicitors’ firms reached a new high last year, Insolvency Service figures have shown, and a funder has warned that the practice of ‘loan stacking’ will only make things worse.’
Legal Futures, 10th April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The ‘no brown in town’ adage has been the subject of scorn, sneers and scandal in City pubs for more than 100 years. Yet despite an increasing awareness of social mobility and social taboos, one top city law firm appears to have shunned such progress.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th April 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A paralegal subjected to f-word tirades by the senior partner of a London law firm has been awarded £47,000 by an employment tribunal – less than 5% of the value of her claim.’
Legal Futures, 5th April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A judge was wrong to stop a case against a law firm that had incorporated since potentially negligent advice was given when the wrong entity was named in the claim, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 5th April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The new rulebook for solicitors may lead to a “new breed” of multi-disciplinary practices (MDPs) emerging that integrate legal services with a very wide range of services for individuals, one of its architects has predicted.’
Legal Futures, 3rd April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The High Court has struck out a claim by City firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BLCP) for abuse of process on the grounds of ‘warehousing’.’
Litigation Futures, 27th March 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A law firm that addressed a transgender woman by her birth name has been ordered to pay compensation by the Legal Ombudsman (LeO).’
Legal Futures, 26th March 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Lawyers are wrong to fear capped costs, which could make a “big difference” to the ability of medium-sized companies to litigate, a High Court judge said yesterday.’
Litigation Futures, 20th March 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A deputy High Court judge has recused himself from conducting a summary assessment of costs because of his work with the defendant law firm and the possibility he could end up later arguing the points he was deciding.’
Litigation Futures, 14th March 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued its biggest ever fine, against a business which sent six million marketing letters containing misleading statements.’
Law Society's Gazette, 14th March 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Last month the Solicitors Regulation Authority published its response to its ‘Reporting Concerns’ consultation, launched last year. You could be forgiven for missing the fanfare but this was big news in the world of law firm and lawyer regulation.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th March 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘What is defined as harassment in law firms is evolving fast and a telephone call or text that was previously thought innocent might now be considered to be inappropriate, experts have warned.’
Legal Futures, 12th March 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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