Legal News

Law firm’s negligence did not cause investor client’s loss

A law firm was negligent in its advice on one aspect of the purchase of investment property but this was not the cause of the client’s loss.

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Law Society urges “targeted risk” model for COLP/COFA reform

The Law Society has put forward a “targeted risk” model as an alternative to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s changes to the rules around COLPs and COFAs.

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PE-owned firm kicks off acquisitions with property move

National firm Canford Law has acquired ,property services business PDC Group, its first deal since being bought by private equity, as we round up the latest deals.

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Look who’s back – Goodhead returns to challenge ex-firm

Tom Goodhead, who was ousted last year as the boss of Pogust Goodhead, is leading efforts to wrestle control of the case away from it, he confirmed yesterday.

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AI risk: What law firms must now demand from vendors

AI systems ingest, transform, infer and generate. Treating them as equivalent to document storage or workflow tools is a category error.


Why mid-sized firms are the most interesting story in UK legal right now

Mid-sized law firms are facing a set of decisions about structure, technology and growth that will define where they sit in the market for the next decade.


Don’t be fooled by the civil court statistics

The latest civil justice figures look deceptively upbeat, with faster claims. But these numbers mask a deeper truth: people are still waiting more than a year for justice.