‘Having a professional identity as a young lawyer that does not align with the values of your law firm could turn “wellbeing issues into serious health problems”, a leading legal academic has warned.’
Legal Futures, 26th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Legal advice given by in-house lawyers will, under English law, attract privilege in the same way as legal advice given by any other lawyers, but there are certain issues in-house lawyers should pay particular attention to when considering legal professional privilege, according to new guidance by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Emojis play a significant part in digital communications, including casual messaging, social media posts, and increasingly, professional communications. When we are reviewing historical messages, understanding what the emojis were intended to mean could become an essential part of identifying what was discussed and/or agreed at that time.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 15th November 2024
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘Legal aid solicitors feel they have been “neglected the most and taken advantage of” in the years following the LASPO cuts, according to an academic study.’
Legal Futures, 13th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Despite artificial intelligence (AI) making significant inroads in the legal sector, with 82% of lawyers now using or planning to use the technology, it is clear that it is no substitute for human expertise.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘More than two thirds of lawyers say that professional bodies such as the Law Society should take responsibility for regulating the use of artificial intelligence in law – though 18% say that the government should have a role too. The findings emerge from the 2024 Future of Professionals report by legal information giant Thomson Reuters, published today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 4th November 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Thomson Reuters’ Legal Insights provides an overall guide to AI and how it will affect the legal profession.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Legal Geek Conference 2024, 16 October 2024 – “The Digital Trading Revolution: Underpinned by Law”
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 16th October 2024
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘AI has the real likelihood of transforming the practice of family law solicitors more than the major conceptual changes from the Children Act, the seismic shift from White or the speed of response needed from lis pendens of EU law – a transformation which will happen fast even in the slow-moving, conservative legal profession.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 14th October 2024
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘Major reforms via the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012 and subsequent reforms have reduced the legal aid budget and the scope of eligibility in criminal as well as civil cases. According to Mansfield et al., the principles of justice that embody the legal aid provision has been neglected by governments for over a decade and as such; created a gap that emasculates the most vulnerable in society, such as recipients of legal aid. This study employs an interview-based approach to investigate alternative perspectives in terms of the cuts and widespread impact on service providers in England and Wales, such as barristers, and solicitors. Detailed qualitative data were collected to provide insights into the diminishing legal aid scheme through the lived experiences of both civil and criminal legal aid providers. The study examines the concerns of service providers regarding their future as public defenders and the future of the judicial system post-LASPO 2012, focusing on safeguarding the rights of individuals facing litigation and ensuring that newly qualified lawyers are not deterred from public defence roles due to the long-term effects of ongoing legal aid cuts.’
Legal Ethics, 10th September 2024
Source: www.tandfonline.com
‘The Attorney General, Lord Hermer KC, has announced he is to issue amended guidance for assessing legal risk across government that will seek to “raise the standards for calibrating legality”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Four out of five lawyers are currently using or planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools, according to new research – but the impact on pricing remains unclear.’
Legal Futures, 24th September 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘It is not often that a family law blog warns ordinary hard-working honest family lawyers that they might be unwitting criminals. This is that blog. You should read it.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 17th September 2024
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘Why is it that lawyers think that the principles underpinning financial remedies are clear, and yet the public are often perplexed? The issue is one of communication, or rather translating the law into plain English.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 20th September 2024
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘The adversarial nature of the compensation scheme for victims of the Post Office scandal is preventing them securing timely redress.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th September 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘There are multiple factors behind the failure of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives to “shift the systemic inequalities that are entrenched” across the legal profession, a report for the Legal Services Board (LSB) has found.’
Legal Futures, 22nd August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Immigration lawyers have been warned to take extra security measures or stay away from work amid far-right threats to target their firms, with legal groups blaming political attacks on the profession for fuelling abuse.’
The Guardian, 6th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
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