Month: June 2019

This post was originally published on this siteConcerns over the decision of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to move from the criminal to the civil standard of proof are “misplaced”, the tribunal’s president has said. The post SDT president: Concerns over civil standard of proof “misplaced” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteBoth the claimant and defendant representatives have expressed frustration with the progress of the government’s whiplash reforms, and doubted it will be ready for April 2020 as planned. The post Anger with MoJ over whiplash reforms begins to boil over appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteScottish law firms should be allowed to accept external investment, while the title of ‘lawyer’ should be protected, the Scottish government has indicated. The post Move to allow Scottish law firms to access external investment appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteProfessor Richard Susskind, IT adviser to the Lord Chief Justice, clashed with MPs yesterday over whether the government’s court modernisation programme is doing enough to combat digital exclusion. The post Susskind clashes with MPs on digital exclusion appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this sitePosted by Nick Henderson, director of course development at Legal Futures Associate VinciWorks In a recent webinar on diversity, I had the pleasure to interview Pinsent Masons’ diversity and inclusion specialist Kate Dodd. She advises Pinsent Masons, its diversity and… Read More The post In conversation with a […]

This post was originally published on this siteAfter a sun baked February, the UK weather once again confounds us in June.  3 months rainfall in 3 days has left extensive flooding across parts of the Midlands, the South and Lincolnshire. The post June UK flooding: Our vulnerability exposed again appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteNeil Bates, Solicitor at Caris Robson LLP in Prudhoe, Northumberland, commented: “We were in possession of a Will written in 2014. The post Searching to prove the last Will is a matter of protection appeared first on Legal Futures.