Legal aid work refused by law firms in cutbacks protest – BBC News
‘A number of criminal law firms have refused to take work funded by legal aid in protest against government cuts.’
BBC News, 1st July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Appeal court surprised by solicitors’ partnership agreed “in the pub” – Legal Futures
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court decision against one solicitor in favour of her former partner, after expressing surprise that the pair had no more than a verbal agreement made in the pub over a drink.’
Legal Futures, 12th June 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Decision to switch from legal aid to CFA on eve of LASPO ruled reasonable – Litigation Futures
‘A claimant who switched from legal aid funding to a conditional fee agreement (CFA) on the eve of the introduction of the Jackson reforms acted reasonably, a costs judge has decided.’
Litigation Futures, 27th May 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Men-only divorce law firm for fathers feeling let down by family courts to open in London – The Independent
‘Men-only divorce law firms look set to be the latest import from America as Britain’s first practice targeting fathers who feel hard done by in the family courts sets up in London.’
The Independent, 17th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jackson: Lawyers must say “bluntly” if claim has no prospect of success – Litigation Futures
‘Lord Justice Jackson has dismissed a negligence claim against Veale Wasbrough, now national firm Veale Wasbrough Vizards, and the barrister it instructed to advise on a personal injury case.’
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Litigation Futures, 11th May 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
High Court: No relief from sanctions for “serial offenders” – Litigation Futures
‘A High Court judge has upheld a decision refusing relief from sanctions because the solicitors involved were “serial offenders” in breaking the rules during the case.’
Litigation Futures, 30th April 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Law firms exploiting EU ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling to help individuals remove awkward newspaper articles from Google – The Independent
‘Ambulance-chasing law firms are using the European Court’s ruling on the “right to be forgotten” to drum up business, leading to a rise in the number of newspaper articles being deleted from Google search results.’
The Independent, 17th April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Unnecessary ABS approval rules to be scrapped in latest regulation bonfire – Legal Futures
‘The rule which requires the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to approve the individuals who own companies that in turn own alternative business structures (ABSs) is set to be scrapped, it announced yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 17th April 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
SRA warns firms against misleading marketing as inducements ban kicks in – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned personal injury firms against misleading marketing as the government’s ban on the use of inducements came into force yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 14th April 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Government accepts case to exempt lawyers from ‘groundless threats’ laws – Legal Futures
‘Lawyers who act on instructions in threatening potential intellectual property infringers with action are to be exempt from being sued when the threat turns out to be groundless, after the government recently gave the go-ahead for law reforms.’
Legal Futures, 13th April 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Lawyers see ‘uptick’ in claims by ex-spouses – Daily Telegraph
‘Law firms report an increase in inquiries from people who divorced many years ago but who now hope they have further financial claims on their former spouse. The trend has been driven by the publicity surrounding the landmark Supreme Court ruling passed last month, involving green energy tycoon Dale Vince and his former wife Kathleen Wyatt.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
ASA rejects personal injury advert complaint because consumers ‘now understand how claims work’ – Legal Futures
‘The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rejected a complaint against a west country personal injury law firm, saying that consumers now have “a general awareness that to have a valid claim there would have to be some degree of fault or negligence by a third party”.’
Legal Futures, 8th April 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
How to sue in respect of abusive comments on the Internet – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The facts of this case are simple. A defamatory comment was posted on the claimant’s Google maps directional page, implying that he was a “loser” as a lawyer and that his firm lost “80%” of cases brought to them. The defendant claimed that someone must have hacked in to his own Google account to put up the post.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th March 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Exclusive: Miscarriages of justice charity seeks law firm status – Legal Futures
‘A criminal appeals charity run by lawyers has applied to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to be a regulated legal practice, and could become the first charity to become a traditional law firm in its own right.’
Legal Futures, 26th March 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
High Court grants overworked law firm relief from sanctions – Litigation Futures
‘A High Court judge has granted relief from sanctions, after a law firm blamed pressure of work for late service of evidence in a Russian libel case.’
Litigation Futures, 18th March 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Regina (Ben Hoare Bell Solicitors) and others v Lord Chancellor – WLR Daily
‘The scope of regulation 5A of the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No 3) Regulations 2014 extended beyond the circumstances which could be seen as rationally connected to the stated purpose given for its introduction, making it inconsistent with the purposes of the statutory scheme contained in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.’
WLR Daily, 3rd March 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Lawyers ‘are using threats to stop negative client reviews’ – The Independent
‘Thin-skinned lawyers are abusing their legal standing by threatening defamation action against members of the public who post negative reviews of their services on TripAdvisor-style websites.’
The Independent, 5th March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
