Legal News

Health-justice partnerships “vital” to help marginalised groups

Legal services must be combined with healthcare to reach marginalised groups, a three-year study of an Australian health-justice partnership has found.

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ILCA: Law firms will look to hold money outside of client accounts

An Interest on Lawyers’ Client Account scheme will likely push law firms to hold more client money outside of a client account, to the detriment of consumer protection.

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Law firm wins limitation argument over negligence claims

A now-defunct law firm has won a Limitation Act argument over two negligence claims initially brought against the firm that the claimants wrongly believed to be its successor practice.

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Barrister disbarred for sexually assaulting child

A barrister who sexually assaulted a child in 1992 and “used his position of trust to groom that victim” has been disbarred.

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Blog


It’s time for law firms to ask tougher questions

For years, many law firms have treated ID verification as a box-ticking exercise. Run a liveness check, match a face to a document and move on. But that is no longer good enough.


Business fatigue to AI will risk job security

Whilst we know professional learning has always been part of career paths, to hire, retain and keep talent, AI needs to be embedded as a core part of this training.


On good authority? GenAI and the reputational risks to law firms

As GenAI’s influence grows, so do the risks which are already playing out in courtrooms across England and Wales, where some early adopters are setting precedents they would rather not.