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High Court: Sanctioned Russians “probably owned” litigation funder

There is “reasonable cause to suspect” that the funder of the claimant in a $1.3bn action was controlled by sanctioned Russians, the High Court has ruled.

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Civil Mediation Council bids to push up standards in profession

The Civil Mediation Council is creating an independent regulatory body and applying for a Royal charter in a bid to drive up standards in the profession, it has emerged.

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Government early legal advice pilot “helped five people”

A Ministry of Justice pilot project offering early publicly funded legal advice for housing debt and welfare benefit ended up helping only five people – but it nonetheless has potential.

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Exclusive: Lawfront eyes £150m group as ambitions grow

Private equity-backed Lawfront – which earlier this month made its fourth major acquisition – is now looking to build a group turning over £150m, Legal Futures can reveal.

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Alternative ways to practise as a solicitor have had “modest impact”

The options for solicitors to offer services to the public as freelancers or from unregulated businesses have had a “modest impact on consumer choice”, research for the SRA has found.

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Solicitor struck off for making false costs claim to court

A solicitor who tried to pass off costs incurred by someone else as his own before the Business and Property Court has been struck off.

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LSB warns regulators of enforcement action on lawyer quality indicators

The Legal Services Board has warned regulators that they could face action over “slow” progress in developing quality indicators to help consumers choose lawyers.

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Revealed: MoJ looks at client account interest to support free legal advice

The Ministry of Justice is formally looking at whether interest on some client accounts could be diverted to fund legal services for people unable to afford advice, Legal Futures can reveal.

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It’s official: fixed costs for clinical negligence set for October

The government has finally confirmed that fixed recoverable costs for low-value clinical negligence claims that settle pre-issue will come into force in October 2024.

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Conveyancing assistant signed form in name of supervisor

A conveyancing assistant who signed a form purporting to be her line manager because she was under pressure from her client has been barred from working for law firms.

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