solicitors – Page 35 – Current Awareness

The new Accounts Rules – what can you do? – 4 New Square

Posted October 29th, 2019 in accounts, client accounts, news, regulations, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘On 25 November 2019 the SRA Accounts Rules 2011 will cease to have effect, and will be replaced by new accounts rules. In one quarter-stroke of the draftsman’s pen, 52 rules covering 50 pages of single-spaced typescript on pages of A4 will be replaced by 13 rules on 10 pages. The SRA has trumpeted loudly that the rules have been simplified and that they provide greater flexibility. Have they? Do they?’

4 New Square, 28th October 2019

Source: www.4newsquare.com

Serious misconduct is not always a banning offence, High Court rules – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 29th, 2019 in disciplinary procedures, fraud, news, sanctions, solicitors by sally

‘The High Court has opted not to ban a solicitor caught up in a property scam, saying a finding of serious misconduct should not always result in such a penalty.’

Law Society's Gazette, 28th October 2019

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Serious misconduct “does not mean automatic strike-off” – Legal Futures

Posted October 28th, 2019 in appeals, conveyancing, disciplinary procedures, fines, fraud, licensing, news, professional conduct, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘A finding of serious misconduct against a solicitor does not require striking off or an immediate suspension from practice, the High Court has ruled.’

Legal Futures, 28th October 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Hallett urges ‘zero tolerance’ on sexual harassment – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 28th, 2019 in barristers, diversity, equality, harassment, judges, legal profession, news, sex discrimination, sexual offences, solicitors, women by sally

‘A senior judge has called on all organisations to provide a mentor for employees affected by sexual harassment or discrimination. Lady Justice Hallett told an event celebrating women in the judiciary last night that many women who qualified in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s suffered sexual assault, discrimination and being patronised, but kept their heads down and hoped eventually their abilities would be recognised. They feared, “as some women today still fear”, they would be considered a trouble maker and their careers would suffer if they reported anyone.’

Law Society's Gazette, 25th October 2019

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Boss of bogus law firm disqualified as director – Legal Futures

Posted October 25th, 2019 in company directors, complaints, insolvency, law firms, news, professional conduct, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘The head of a bogus solicitors’ firm has received a 10-year director’s disqualification for running the business with a total lack of integrity.’

Legal Futures, 24th October 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Client and lawyers granted harassment injunction – Legal Futures

Posted October 23rd, 2019 in families, harassment, injunctions, news, solicitors, vexatious litigants by sally

‘The High Court has granted an injunction to protect a former wife, her children and her lawyers from harassment by from her former husband, described as “an exceptionally vexatious litigant”.’

Legal Futures, 23rd October 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

In-house lawyer cannot rely on leaked email for discrimination claim – Legal Futures

Posted October 23rd, 2019 in anonymity, appeals, disciplinary procedures, disclosure, electronic mail, employment tribunals, interpretation, news, privilege, redundancy, solicitors, unfair dismissal by sally

‘A former senior in-house lawyer at Shell cannot rely on a leaked internal email or an overheard pub conversation in his discrimination claim against the company, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’

Legal Futures, 23rd October 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Master sets out approach to interim costs in clin neg cases – Litigation Futures

Posted October 22nd, 2019 in civil procedure rules, costs, negligence, news, personal injuries, solicitors by sally

‘The High Court has confirmed that law firms can apply for interim payments on account of costs in medical negligence cases where it may be many years until they conclude, and set out how they should approach them.’

Litigation Futures, 22nd October 2019

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

High Court upgrades solicitor’s “lenient” fine to strike-off – Legal Futures

Posted October 21st, 2019 in deceit, disciplinary procedures, fees, fines, licensing, news, solicitors by sally

‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) was too lenient in only fining a solicitor who had clients pay money into his personal bank account, High Court has ruled.’

Legal Futures, 21st October 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘Incomprehensible’ MoJ guides airbrush barristers out, says Bar Council – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 14th, 2019 in barristers, courts, criminal justice, Crown Court, news, solicitors by sally

‘Guides explaining the workings of criminal courts should be corrected “as a matter of urgency” according to the Bar Council, which claims they “effectively airbrush out of history the role of barristers”.’

Law Society's Gazette, 11th October 2019

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

High Court judge allows £786 hourly fees but calls for rate review – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 11th, 2019 in costs, fees, news, solicitors by sally

‘A High Court judge has said updated guideline hourly rates would be ‘very welcome’ after allowing costs far in excess of the supposedly prescribed amount.’

Law Society's Gazette, 11th October 2019

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Solicitor secures injunction to stop web harassment – Legal Futures

Posted October 10th, 2019 in defamation, default judgments, harassment, injunctions, internet, news, solicitors by sally

‘A partner at listed law firm Knights has secured a High Court injunction to prevent a former Oxford University student making “false and damaging allegations” against him.’

Legal Futures, 10th October 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Tribunal rejects claims from ‘partner’ who sued as employee – Legal Futures

Posted October 9th, 2019 in damages, disability discrimination, documents, employment, employment tribunals, law firms, news, partnerships, pregnancy, sex discrimination, solicitors, unfair dismissal by sally

‘A former salaried partner, permitted by an employment tribunal earlier this year to sue her law firm as an employee, has lost all but one of her claims.’

Legal Futures, 9th October 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Case Preview: Edwards v Hugh James Ford Simey (a firm) – UKSC Blog

Posted October 2nd, 2019 in evidence, industrial injuries, loss of chance, miners, negligence, news, solicitors, Supreme Court by sally

‘Rory Thomson, a senior associate in the Insurance and Reinsurance Group at CMS, previews the appeal pending in the case of Edwards v Hugh James Ford Simey (a firm). The case concerns the correct approach to the assessment of damages in a claim for loss of chance arising from solicitors’ negligence, and the extent to which a court should admit evidence obtained after the date of settlement of the original claim as part of that assessment. The appeal was heard by the UK Supreme Court on 25 July 2019, and its judgment is currently awaited.’

UKSC Blog, 30th September 2019

Source: ukscblog.com

SRA “wrong” to sanction solicitor for nanny discrimination – Legal Futures

Posted October 2nd, 2019 in disciplinary procedures, employment tribunals, news, pregnancy, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority, unfair dismissal by sally

‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) was wrong to sanction a senior finance partner at City giant Hogan Lovells for discriminating against his children’s pregnant nanny, a leading regulatory QC has said.’

Legal Futures, 1st October 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

E-mail footer counted as signature for property contract – Legal Futures

Posted October 1st, 2019 in contracts, electronic filing, electronic mail, land registration, news, solicitors by sally

‘A solicitor’s automated email sign-off sufficed as a ‘signature’ for the purposes of a contract involving the disposition of an interest in land, the High Court has ruled.’

Legal Futures, 30th September 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Solicitor suspended after being taken in by scam – Legal Futures

Posted September 30th, 2019 in disciplinary procedures, news, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by michael

‘A solicitor has been suspended for five years after becoming entangled in a financial scam and unwittingly using her professional status to rope in other victims, as well as losing money herself.’

Legal Futures, 26th Septeber 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Automatic email sign-off counts as signature, rules High Court – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 26th, 2019 in compromise, contracts, electronic mail, news, solicitors by sally

‘The High Court has ordered that a compromise contract be completed after ruling that a solicitor’s automatic email sign-off was proof of signature.’

Law Society's Gazette, 25th September 2019

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Firm advertises for black solicitor apprentices – Legal Futures

Posted September 23rd, 2019 in diversity, equality, law firms, news, race discrimination, solicitors, statistics by sally

‘Well-known law firm Leigh Day has hit back at criticism from “trolls” after it advertised solicitor apprenticeships for six black students of Afro-Caribbean or African heritage.’

Legal Futures, 20th September 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Ex-partner suing firm denied sight of its NDAs – Legal Futures

Posted September 20th, 2019 in constructive dismissal, harassment, law firms, news, non-disclosure agreements, solicitors by sally

‘A former partner suing south-east law firm McMillan Williams over alleged sexual misconduct and harassment has been denied access to any non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) it may have reached.’

Legal Futures, 20th September 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

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