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.
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 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.
Despite engaging a lawyer, some clients want to take the lead and on occasion you meet a client who thinks they know better than you. This is particularly so if you are at the start of your career.
There’s been a notable shift in the narrative around flexible working, with UK businesses and public sector organisations applying increased pressure on staff to return to the office.
Posted by Daniel Brito, managing director of Legal Futures Associate National Claims The claims management sector has long been misunderstood, with misconceptions persisting about the role we play in the legal process. While solicitors and law firms are rightly focused on compliance and… Read More
