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SRA uses settlement agreements “to put pressure on solicitors”

4 April 2025

Solicitors need to have confidence that they will be treated fairly by their regulator if they are to be encouraged to admit errors, a former partner suspended for misconduct has argued.


Top employment solicitor hits out at conduct of big City law firms

4 April 2025

A leading employment lawyer has hit out at the conduct of some law firms when negotiating non-disclosure agreements for employers.


Barrister made nude modelling comments to trainee police officer

4 April 2025

The barrister and amateur photographer suspended for two years for a conversation with a woman about nude modelling made the comments to a trainee police officer.


Huge growth in income and profit at Co-op Legal Services

4 April 2025

Co-operative Legal Services is ahead of its stated ambition to become a £100m operation by 2027 after announcing a 24% rise in turnover last year to £84m.


Major firm offers staff £1m bonus for million AI prompts

4 April 2025

Staff at national law firm Shoosmiths will share a £1m bonus if they make a million Microsoft Copilot prompts in its next financial year.


SRA: Claims firms “destabilised” by litigation funding deals

3 April 2025

Relationships with litigation funders are destabilising some high-volume consumer claims law firms, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has warned.


Tribunal warns solicitors of dangers when acting for family

3 April 2025

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has warned solicitors of the dangers of acting for family members after fining one who preferred his wife in the distribution of an estate.


Judges tell government not to extend whiplash tariff model

3 April 2025

The senior judiciary has warned the government not to extend the whiplash tariff to larger or different types of claims, it emerged yesterday.


Settlement agreement legal fees part of NDA problem, MPs told

3 April 2025

The money employers have to pay employees for legal advice on settlement agreements is not enough to deal with the NDAs they routinely include, MPs were told yesterday.


Law firms urged to put ethics at heart of deciding who to act for

2 April 2025

Law firms should adopt a ‘legitimate provenance of wealth test’ when taking on clients as part of an ethics-based approach that goes beyond legal or regulatory tests.

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