‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is consulting on whether to extend indefinitely the suspension of immigration work from its removal of restrictions on solicitors providing non-regulated services.’
Legal Futures, 18th March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Many disabled solicitors have downplayed the extent of their disability because they do not trust law firms to meet their needs, research has revealed.’
Legal Futures, 16th March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A rapid assessment carried out by the Improvement and Assurance Board set up at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has highlighted a situation where the authority’s monitoring officer is also its sole qualified childcare lawyer and has additional responsibilities as an example of why it has significant concerns about the ability of the council to deal with ongoing practical issues.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd March 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A solicitor who sacrificed possible partnership at a magic circle law firm to have children has been awarded an extra £400,000 in her divorce settlement with an equity partner at the same firm.’
Legal Futures, 3rd March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A solicitor who persuaded a vulnerable client to pay £4,700 into her personal bank account, pretending the money would be spent on repairs to a property had inherited, has been struck off.’
Legal Futures, 3rd March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A solicitor who carried on practising for almost five months after his practising certificate (PC) and indemnity insurance expired has been struck off.’
Legal Futures, 25th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A solicitor peer has urged the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to act now and simplify the legal regulatory regime, saying nothing will change if it is left to the profession.’
Legal Futures, 26th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A young solicitor who botched the backdating of legal aid forms and then lied about it to his employer has agreed to leave the profession.’
Legal Futures, 24th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Points of dispute (PoDs) in detailed assessments must help the parties and court “determine precisely what is in dispute and why”, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 20th February 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘This decision is important for any professional involved in solicitor and client disputes. The judgment is another example of the senior courts being willing to uphold robust case management decisions of first instance judges. Here the court held that “the judge was entitled to take the course he did which was well within the ambit of the proper exercise of his discretion.”’
Hardwicke Chambers, 19th February 2020
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) could face a cash shortage if the new anti-money laundering (AML) rules increase the number of firms it supervises, it has warned.’
Legal Futures, 18th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A solicitor who sent “inappropriate, derogatory and offensive emails” to a client and his mother has been censured by the Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal (SSDT).’
Legal Futures, 18th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A solicitor claiming to have become overwhelmed by pressure of work has been struck off after dishonestly misleading clients that she had made court applications.’
Legal Futures, 14th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A former head of private client accused of overcharging an estate by up to £30,000 when acting as executor has been cleared of misconduct by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).’
Legal Futures, 12th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Solicitors have an even lower sense of psychological wellbeing on average than notoriously hard-pressed schoolteachers, according to research published today to coincide with national Time to Talk day – an event held to promote speaking out about mental health.’
Legal Futures, 6th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A law firm which provided written confirmation to a financing bank that it had had received instructions from its client did not automatically bring legal advice privilege to an end, and so need not provide the bank with other documents relating to a dispute between the lender and the client, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th January 2020
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
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