Inspectors lay out CPS recruitment and retention difficulties
A quarter of the 180 pupil barristers who joined the CPS trainee scheme between 2016 and 2022 left within 12 months of qualifying, according to a report highlighting its problems with retention.
PI world turns its attention to Supreme Court for mixed-injuries case
Whiplash claimants, insurers and their lawyers will be watching the Supreme Court closely tomorrow when it hears the appeal on how to value so-called mixed injury claims.
Solicitor constructively dismissed over return to work after giving birth
An associate solicitor has won her claim for unfair dismissal over the way her then law firm employer handled her return to work after maternity leave.
Firms billing more often to combat slow-paying clients
Many law firms plan to bill and collect more frequently to combat clients taking longer to pay as they try to reduce lock-up, a report has found.
Employers join forces to develop costs lawyer apprenticeship
Fifteen law firms and the Government Legal Department have joined forces to develop the newest legal apprenticeship, for costs lawyers, with final approval of the scheme anticipated in the summer.
Ministers ask LSB to set out strategy on AI use in legal sector
Ministers have asked the Legal Services Board to outline how it plans to approach the regulation of artificial intelligence in the sector by the end of April.
Barrister and part-time judge convicted of legal aid fraud
A barrister and part-time immigration tribunal judge has become the last of a group of lawyers found guilty of defrauding the Legal Aid Agency by falsely claiming defence legal costs.
Crypto recovery law firm increases turnover by 600%
A law firm that specialises almost entirely in recovering money for victims of cryptocurrency investment scams increased its turnover last year from £500,000 to £3m, recovering £10m for clients.
Solicitor fined £10,000 for directing client’s fees to own bank account
An experienced solicitor has been fined more than £10,000 for taking payments from a client into his own bank account after striking an agreement with the SRA.
A few weeks to go and still no sign of clin neg fixed costs rules
The Department of Health and Social Care has not yet ruled out the introduction of fixed recoverable costs for low-value clinical negligence claims in April – despite no rules being published.
