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Approval of the SRA’s application for the level of Compensation Fund contributions – which are set to soar this year – has been delayed for the first time ever, Legal Futures can report.

A law firm has won its claim over unpaid fees, even though the judge found that the client-care letters presented to the court were “retrospectively created” to support its case.

A successor agreement to the Covid-19 clinical negligence protocol has been launched , which encourages the NHS to provide a “meaningful letter of apology” where liability is admitted.

A partner who acted for both sides of a property transaction where there was a conflict of interest has been fined by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

A paralegal at a London law firm who was unfairly dismissed – leaving her dreams of becoming a solicitor in tatters – has been awarded damages of more than £100,000.

A disciplinary tribunal has sharply criticised the Bar Standards Board for how it approached the prosecution of a barrister who struggled to stay awake during an inquest.

A judge has set aside his order for payment of a law firm’s administrator after new evidence raised “a sense of real unease and concern” about the decision.

Police want to speak to a solicitor struck off earlier this year over convictions for two ‘dine and dash’ incidents after she failed to answer bail over more allegations.

A law firm bought by an accountant earlier this summer is to launch a national campaign to attract directors involved in disputes over Bounce Back Loans.

Artificial intelligence is being developed for “triage and work allocation” in law firms and particularly for conveyancing, a director of the SRA has said.