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“Appalling” partner struck off for creating toxic workplace

25 October 2024

A law firm’s co-owner has been struck off for “appalling conduct” that involved violence, bullying and harassment aimed at junior colleagues.


Think tank calls for FCA to regulate third-party litigation funding

25 October 2024

A right-wing think tank has called for the Financial Conduct Authority to regulate third-party litigation funding in the same way “as other investment products”.


Make wellbeing “part of lawyers’ performance assessments”

25 October 2024

Lawyers’ approach to wellbeing should form part of their performance assessments, while firms should have “open and honest discussions” with clients about mental health.


Half of lawyers “regularly use credit because they’ve run out of money”

25 October 2024

The proportion of lawyers saying they regularly use credit cards because they have run out of money has more than doubled in a year to almost half.


ABS backed by sovereign wealth fund sets up insurance business

24 October 2024

A pioneering ABS is set to become the first law firm to launch its own PII product – for law firms, among others – and revealed it has investment from a sovereign wealth fund.


Simple errors in Land Registry applications cost conveyancers £19m

24 October 2024

Conveyancers’ failures to get names right in applications to HM Land Registry is costing them up to £3.6m a year in fee-earner time to correct, the agency has estimated.


Law firm rebuked for not distributing estate after merger

24 October 2024

A Surrey law firm that failed to deal with an estate it took on after merging with another practice has been rebuked by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.


Clinical negligence revenues set to slow as number of firms falls

24 October 2024

Consolidation in the clincial negligence market will continue as the market slows over the next couple of years, a report has suggested.


Supreme Court: clients must agree specific costs deductions

23 October 2024

Solicitors cannot deduct their costs from a client’s damages without their agreement to the precise amount, the Supreme Court ruled today.


Report: Trust in legal services high but more costs transparency needed

23 October 2024

Most people have trust and confidence in legal services, but would like the Solicitors Regulation Authority to do more on their cost, major new research has found.

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