‘A former client who threatened his solicitors with legal action over deductions from his damages has been told he cannot pursue the case.’
Law Society's Gazette, 14th September 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Unbundling has the potential to increase access to justice and help firms attract new clients, but awareness among lawyers and consumers is low, research by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has found.’
Legal Futures, 14th September 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is unlikely to take action against solicitors convicted in exercising their right to protest where no significant harm has been caused, it said yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 2nd September 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority today set out in granular detail what will or may constitute sexual misconduct by solicitors, after a surge of complaints in the past five years.’
Law Society's Gazette, 1st September 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) was right not to order the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to seek information from the BBC on behalf of a solicitor facing prosecution, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 15th August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Astruck-off solicitor who dishonestly funnelled nearly £20m of investors’ money from a legal financing fund into his own pocket to fund a luxury lifestyle has been jailed for 14 years.’
Law Society's Gazette, 12th August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Two partners at a former London firm have been fined a total of £25,000 for an improper transfer of a client’s funds and allowing more than 1,700 matters to go stale, among other accounts rules breaches.’
Legal Futures, 12th August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘This is an issue that has come up here a few times (eg this post and this post) – the rights of audience of people who do not have a right of audience in their own right, but attend hearings to carry out advocacy. Now we have a County Court detailed appeal decision on the issue (not binding, but as an appeal to a circuit judge, of persuasive value).’
Nearly Legal, 7th August 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service was entitled to reduce the salary of a solicitor who moved to the north-east, an employment judge has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 3rd August 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has rejected a potentially “career-ending” contempt application against a solicitor, describing it as “wholly frivolous” and totally without merit.’
Legal Futures, 3rd August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A professional negligence claim against a firm of solicitors in the North-East has been thrown out as an attempt to relitigate an unsuccessful private prosecution.’
Legal Futures, 3rd August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Lawyers must take note of a court’s refusal to allow multiple claimants with widely differing claims to use a single claim form, a legal expert has warned.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th July 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Separating couples are increasingly asking to be represented by the same solicitor. Those involved believe this “one lawyer” service could be the future – and not just for family law.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th July 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘An agreement that a defendant will pay their solicitors a percentage of any sums they successfully resist having to pay the claimant is unlawful and unenforceable, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 7th July 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A former City solicitor was wrong not to return to a Saudi princess a $25m fund he had been managing for her over several years, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 8th July 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has criticised the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) for taking it upon itself to issue “sweeping anonymity orders” in respect of all the third parties in a case about a solicitor’s social media posts.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th July 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Miscarriage is not an illness and should not be allocated as ‘sick leave.’ The statistics speak for themselves: 1 in 8 pregnancies results in miscarriage, 1 in 90 pregnancies are ectopic and 1 in every 200 births in England is a still birth (death occurring after 24 weeks of pregnancy).’
Law Society's Gazette, 4th July 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The rules on misconduct in the CPR do not apply to solicitor/client costs assessments, the High Court has decided in overturning a finding against a Manchester law firm.’
Legal Futures, 4th July 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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