‘The High Court has rejected the first bid to use the Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling by a company looking to invalidate a litigation funding agreement (LFA) it had signed up to.’
Legal Futures, 23rd October 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The High Court has rejected an appeal against a £20,000 fine imposed on a male law firm owner who said “mmm, I like what I see” to a young woman applying for a paralegal position.’
Legal Futures, 3rd October 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has slapped a law firm with a £45,000 fine for multiple failures in its conduct of financial mis-selling claims.’
Legal Futures, 2nd October 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A family law firm that disclosed personal data about a woman and children to her rapist ex-partner has been highlighted in a warning over how data breaches are putting domestic abuse victims’ lives at risk.’
Legal Futures, 28th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The High Court has ordered a law firm not to use fees from a PPI claims joint venture now the subject of a dispute, despite it warning that this could put it out of business.’
Legal Futures, 29th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Law firms often adopt diversity initiatives “because they are fashionable, not because they work”, an academic and diversity specialist has argued.’
Legal Futures, 25th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A law firm’s former clients have lost their appeal against a decision that they owe outstanding fees to the non-lawyer who took assignment of their retainers.’
Legal Futures, 15th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Individual solicitors and their firms will be paying an extra £13.2m to be regulated and represented in the coming year, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has confirmed.’
Legal Futures, 7th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Law firm cultures where solicitors are able to admit and learn from mistakes are central to ensuring adherence to professional ethics, the president of the Law Society said yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 6th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A consultant paralegal was a “worker” at a law firm and could sue for unauthorised deductions from wages but was not an employee who could claim breach of contract, a tribunal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 18th August 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A law firm acting for hundreds of women who claim to have been harmed by vaginal mesh implant surgery has had its costs slashed by an unimpressed judge.’
Legal Futures, 18th August 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A landmark Court of Appeal costs ruling in favour of claimant solicitors cannot be challenged in the Supreme Court, appeal judges have ruled.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th August 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Hybrid working is here to stay but HR policies still vary widely. Some law firms incentivise staff to “come in”, but does this risk alienating people by creating a “them and us” workplace?’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th August 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Lawyers who “coach” people to lie in their asylum applications will be targeted as part of a new government-led panel tasked with pursuing more prosecutions.’
The Guardian, 8th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Law firms must either introduce “safeguards that include human oversight” to authenticate AI-generated content or “expect an increased exposure” to negligence claims, a leading law firm has warned.’
Legal Futures, 7th August 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Legal professional privilege should not apply in a case where there is a “very good arguable case” that a client used global firm DLA Piper’s services to assist a fraud, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 2nd August 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Solicitors should get training in “soft skills/empathy” as part of their continuing professional development (CPD), research for the Legal Services Board (LSB) has suggested.’
Legal Futures, 2nd August 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Three law firms in England accused of wrongdoing in dealing with asylum applications have been shut down by the solicitors’ watchdog.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A London law firm that took an assignment of nearly £2.5m owed to a client to pay its fees has been granted summary judgment by the High Court.’
Legal Futures, 31st July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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