‘A recent case heard by the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal has highlighted the complexities around how solicitors interact with vulnerable clients, particularly in matters involving conflicts of interest, mental capacity, and undue influence. This case offers an opportunity for some cross-border analysis between England and Wales and consideration of what best practice looks like in such a situation.’
Mills & Reeve, 20th November 2023
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘The UK government has granted a general licence to enable UK lawyers to provide legal advice to non-UK individuals and businesses in relation to their compliance with international sanctions on Russia, without breaching UK sanctions regulations themselves.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd August 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A new government-backed scheme providing free legal advice to help 38,000 people a year at risk of losing their home launches today (1 August).’
Ministry of Justice, 1st August 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The launch comes not long after the latest statistics showed households and children in temporary accommodation in England are at record highs.’
The Independent, 31st July 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An unrepresented claimant has won her appeal against lawyers in a negligence case described by the judge as a “stark example” of how attempts to hasten a victory go wrong.
Opening his judgment in Anna Christie v Mary Ward Legal Centre and Anor, The Honourable Mr Justice Turner said: “There is no shortage of civil cases in which well-intentioned attempts to hasten victory have had the very opposite effect. This case is a stark example of what can happen when things go wrong.”‘
Law Society's Gazette, 19th July 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Decisions taken by law firms to act for clients, including “environment-harming” fossil fuel companies and others, are not about access to justice or legal ethics, a leading academic has argued.’
Legal Futures, 13th June 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected a claim from a convicted drug dealer that he was “pressurised” to plead guilty by “negligent advice” from his lawyers.’
Legal Futures, 4th May 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The need for a “strengthened and harmonised regulatory approach” to tackle the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) is being probed by the Legal Services Board.’
Legal Futures, 2nd May 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘While the number of people held in Immigration Removal Centres (IRC) fell as a result of the pandemic, the number of people detained in prisons for immigration reasons increased. A freedom of information response obtained by the charity Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID) has revealed a concerning rise in the numbers of people held in prisons under immigration powers, awaiting transfers to an IRC.’
Each Other, 2nd November 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Early legal advice on child arrangements should be piloted as part of ambitious reforms that will help to resolve more disputes away from court, an influential thinktank has recommended.’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th October 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A solicitor who gave 115 clients the wrong advice about the ground rent provisions in the leases of properties they were buying – because of an incorrect precedent – has been fined £15,000.’
Legal Futures, 10th October 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘New guidance on the advice given by government lawyers aims to instil a more “private sector” approach to client service seen in law firms, the Attorney General said yesterday. Suella Braverman said she wanted to move away from the “computer says no” response that has “hampered” ministers.’
Legal Futures, 2nd August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Making legal advice available at GP surgeries, council offices, libraries and other convenient locations can help more people get more “timely” access to civil justice, according to a think tank report published today.’
Legal Futures, 23rd May 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘If a document is privileged, the basic position is it can be withheld from third parties.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th May 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Priti Patel has repeatedly overridden Home Office legal advice on immigration and asylum cases, adding to record costs for the taxpayer, The Independent can reveal.’
The Independent, 15th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A claimant suing his solicitors for negligence in how they pursued a claim for negligence against other solicitors has failed in his application for permission to appeal a ruling that refused summary judgment in his favour.’
Legal futures, 18th January 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘S48(1) of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 empowers the High Court to authorise personal representatives or trustees to take action on the basis of counsel’s opinion where any question of construction has arisen out of the terms of a will or trust. The opinion must be given by counsel with a minimum of 10-years High Court qualification. If so authorised, the personal representative or trustee will be protected from liability for mismanagement of the estate or breach of trust.’
Wilberforce Chambers, 21st October 2021
Source: www.wilberforce.co.uk
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