29 September 2026
Legal profession has replaced ethics with ‘not acting illegally’
The legal profession has “tried effectively to outsource its soul to its regulators” by substituting acting ethically with the absence of illegality, a City law grandee has warned.
29 September 2026
Firms warned over threshold for client interest payments
Law firms must be careful not to impose policies on client account interest that set too high a de minimis threshold, a senior reporting accountant has warned.
29 September 2026
Wasted costs order for barrister who appeared remotely from train
A barrister who tried to conduct a remote employment tribunal hearing from two different trains in Germany has been ordered to pay £6,800 in wasted costs.
29 September 2026
Employee-owned Yorkshire law firm expands into North-West
Ison Harrison has made its first acquisition outside Yorkshire, buying North-West practice Dootsons and increasing its total number of offices by three to 30.
