“A solicitor who stole £1.25 million from a client left paralysed by a traffic accident was jailed yesterday for ten years for what the judge described as the ‘very worst breach of trust for a professional man’.”
The Times, 8th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has formally kicked off its review into the disproportionate number of lawyers from black and ethnic minorities who are subject to SRA investigation, by selecting a working party and setting out the terms of its review.”
Legal Week, 20th March 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The Law Society of England and Wales has formally applied for permission to intervene in a closely-watched European case that has threatened the ability of in-house lawyers to claim professional privilege.”
The Times, 10th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA), the body that regulates the legal profession in England and Wales, is investigating up to 60 lawyers on suspicion of mortgage fraud.”
The Times, 6th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A ‘bent solicitor’ enjoyed a life of ‘obscene extravagance’ after stealing more than a million pounds from a disabled client, a court heard today.”
The Times, 14th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The law Society has written to Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, to express ‘grave concern’ over allegations that solicitors’ conversations with clients were bugged.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Today I am talking to Nigel Savage, Chief Executive of The College of Law to ask him why The College is instructing Matrix Chambers’ Rabinder Singh QC in response to changes made by the Solicitor Regulation Authority (SRA) to the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT) – changes the College claims could breach anti-discrimination legislation.”
Charon QC, 6th Febrauary 2008
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of Consilio.tv
“Trainee solicitor pay has finally caught up with the graduate salaries on offer at investment banks, a new survey reveals.”
The Lawyer, 5th February 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Hundreds of foreign lawyers who come to England every year to practise as solicitors face tough new curbs that law firms say will undermine London’s position in the global legal market.”
The Times, 4th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Gloucestershire County Council v Evans and others: [2008] EWCA Civ 21; [2008] WLR (D) 25
“A conditional fee agreement which provided for payment of a basic rate of £95 per hour, with an enhancement first to £145 per hour as the basic charge on winning the case, and then to £290 per hour, in the event of success for risk element was not contrary s 58(4)(b) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 and art 4 of the Conditional Fee Agreements Order 2000 and was therefore enforceable.”
WLR Daily, 1st February 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Solicitors can learn several lessons from last year on how to avoid being accused of professional negligence.”
The Times, 28th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“From September the Solicitors Regulation Authority is trying out a pick’n’mix approach to getting would-be lawyers started.”
The Times, 22nd January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Lawyers say a new call centre system which is supposed to put them in touch with arrested clients in England and Wales is in chaos.”
BBC News, 22nd January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jones v Wrexham Borough Council
Court of Appeal
“Whether a conditional fee agreement was one as to own side’s costs, depended on analysing the arrangement for the agreement, the client-care letter explaining the effect of the arrangement and the insurance policy recommended by the solicitor.”
The Times, 21st January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“A Yorkshire criminal law specialist has laid claim to being the first solicitor-advocate to wear a wig in court after appearing at 10am last Wednesday at Doncaster Crown Court.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th January 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Court of Appeal
“When costs consultants were instructed by solicitors to conduct a detailed costs assessment under a collective conditional fee agreement, where the solicitors remained responsible for the proper conduct of the work, the satellite fees were base costs, not disbursements and a success fee was payable on them.”
The Times, 10th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“Some of the most experienced solicitors are deserting legal aid work amid a shake-up of the scheme which will see their pay rates drop further. The exodus is particularly acute among expert lawyers who represent children and parents in cases where local authorities are threatening to take the children into care. The departure of some of the leading specialists raises concerns about the quality of representation for parents at risk of losing their children, who often face complex medical evidence which is hard to rebut.”
The Guardian, 7th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thousands of solicitors who are found guilty each year of a range of crimes and misdemeanours, from ignoring letters to plundering clients’ money, are to be identified publicly.”
The Times, 3rd January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The time-honoured complaints of communication, costs and delay still top the list. But the Solicitors Regulatory Authority is determined to improve things.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A corrupt solicitor who was at the heart of a criminal network that made multimillion-pound profits from the heroin trade will be jailed today.”
The Times, 5th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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