Law firms not seeing return on social media marketing spend
Law firms are spending a significant chunk of their marketing budgets on social media, but are seeing little return on investment.
Law firm’s poor work did not undermine rapist’s conviction
The Court of Appeal has upheld the safety of a man’s conviction for rape despite the Legal Ombudsman criticising his solicitors’ poor conduct of the case.
Retired judge to front collective action against Google
A retired deputy High Court judge is set to front a collective action worth billions of pounds alleging that Google has abused its dominant position in online search advertising.
Accountants more than double size of ABS by buying law firm
A private equity-backed accountancy business has made good on its promise to grow its law firm through acquisition by buying a London practice more than twice its size.
Whiplash tariff set to rise 15% as Mahmood finally publishes review
The whiplash tariff is set to increase by around 15%, the government announced yesterday. Claimant representatives say it is not enough, while compensators argued for no increase at all.
Tribunal rejects dyslexia explanation for barrister’s misleading CV
The tribunal that disbarred a barrister who lied on his CV rejected his explanation that these were mistakes that arose from his dyslexia, it has emerged.
In-house solicitors pressured to misuse privilege
In-house solicitors have been pressured to misuse legal professional privilege as a way to suppress the proper disclosure of information, the SRA has said.
SRA “needs more fining powers” to tackle lawyers behind SLAPPs
The Solicitors Regulation Authority needs greater fining powers to sanction solicitors involved in SLAPPs, the House of Commons was told yesterday.
Court throws out solicitor’s claims over negative Google reviews
A solicitor who sued a former client over three reviews on her firm’s Google Business profile failed to prove he actually posted them, a judge has ruled.
Alarm over threat to remove funding from solicitor apprenticeship
Lawyers and training providers have expressed alarm at the prospect of the government removing funding for level 7 apprenticeships, like the solicitor offering.
