Month: March 2019

This post was originally published on this siteMay 28th, 2019 will see a new voluntary code come into effect to provide greater protection and a commitment from banks and building societies to reimburse victims of push payment fraud. The post New code to protect against push payment fraud is welcomed but more needs to be […]

This post was originally published on this siteA law firm that addressed a transgender woman by her birth name has been ordered to pay compensation by the Legal Ombudsman. The post Firm told to compensate transgender client for using birth name appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteBarrister Barbara Hewson was accused by The Times and MailOnline of making death threats to a law student and subjecting him to “repeated acts of harassment”, the High Court has held. The post High Court: Media accused barrister of making death threats appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Land Registry has dropped plans to publish a chart of the top 50 law firms it deals with, ranked by the number of incomplete or erroneous applications they make. The post Land Registry drops ‘top 50 name and shame’ plan appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA solicitor who was trying to close files ahead of his retirement has agreed to remove himself from the roll after he wrote in a false attestation clause for an executors’ oath. The post Solicitor agrees to quit roll over pre-retirement error appeared first on Legal Futures.