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Judge temporarily blocks Trump order targeting Clinton’s lawyers

13 March 2025

A judge has issued a temporary block on an executive order from President Donald Trump targeting the major law firm that acted for Hillary Clinton.


Court: Solicitors’ breaches of AML rules “strict liability offences”

12 March 2025

Breaches of AML rules are effectively strict liability offences and the SRA does not need to show severity to prove misconduct, the High Court ruled yesterday.


“Clear evidence” that solicitor apprenticeships aid social mobility

12 March 2025

There is now “clear evidence” that solicitor apprenticeships are facilitating social mobility, analysis by the Solicitors Regulation Authority has shown.


Costs judge allows £700 an hour in biggest departure from guidelines

12 March 2025

A costs judge has allowed a leading US law firm to recover partner costs at £700 per hour, said to be the largest ever departure from the guideline hourly rates.


AI will allow conveyancers “to resume role of trusted advisors”

12 March 2025

Artificial intelligence will not mark the end of the traditional conveyancer and will instead put them back into their old trusted advisor role, a roundtable has heard.


SRA’s Philip says retirement plan predated Axiom Ince

11 March 2025

The retirement of SRA chief executive Paul Philip has nothing to do with the Axiom Ince scandal, he has emphasised. Meanwhile, the chair of the BSB is stepping down too.


Solicitor cannot base victimisation claim on firm’s report to SRA

11 March 2025

A solicitor cannot base a victimisation claim against her law firm at the employment tribunal on it reporting her to the Solicitors Regulation Authority, a judge has ruled.


City law firm takes action over “anti-Islam” HR advisor

11 March 2025

City law firm CMS has taken “decisive action” after learning that a senior member of its HR team, a prospective Reform UK councillor, posted anti-Islamic and anti-transgender comments on X.


Investment in UK lawtech hit £140m last year

11 March 2025

Last year saw UK lawtech companies raise £140m in funding as they attracted more investors in the UK and internationally than ever before, according to a new report.


Thousands of privileged documents disclosed in “unprecedented” error

10 March 2025

An “extraordinary” and “unprecedented” failure of disclosure that has seen thousands of privileged documents released to the other side has been revealed in the High Court.

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Credit hire: The truth behind the headlines

Recent headlines about how the credit hire industry works speak volumes about how little is truly understood about this important element of the post-vehicle collision landscape.


Choosing a reporting accountant

It would be beneficial for numerous reasons if the SRA considered providing certain reporting accountants with an accreditation or quality mark.


Jeff Zindani

Blinded by the light: Can law firms survive the PE gold rush?

In a legal market where tradition collides with transformation, law firms of every size and stripe are being approached almost daily by private equity houses.


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