Month: July 2019

This post was originally published on this siteThe High Court has struck out a claim for professional negligence, breach of contract and fiduciary duty made against a central London law firm which was based on “incomprehensible pleadings”. The post Court strikes out “incomprehensible” claim against law firm appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA solicitor convicted of a money laundering office after being taken in by a charismatic conman posing as the Pope’s banker has failed in a bid to remove the conditions from her practising certificate. The post Solicitor taken in by “Pope’s banker” fails to remove PC conditions appeared […]

This post was originally published on this siteThe Law Society is warning that turnover from legal services would slump by £3.5bn in the event of a no-deal Brexit. It was particularly concerned about the fate of future UK lawyers. The post Law Society warns of £3.5bn hit from no-deal Brexit appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteMore than one year after implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), nearly one-third of companies doing business in the EU have failed to achieve compliance with the regulation. Further, only 57% of those tasked with managing organisational GDPR compliance express confidence that their business is actually […]

This post was originally published on this siteOur team of experts in the legal professional indemnity (PI) insurance market have been warning since early 2018 on the impending tightening up of this market and what it means for increases in rates and the availability of cover. We believe firms need to know what they will be […]

This post was originally published on this siteBrexit uncertainty has cast a dark shadow on the UK since the referendum in 2016. Following that date, the property market started to show signs of a slowdown, forcing the Government look for ways to stimulate the sector. A popular tool in the Government’s arsenal has been recent […]

This post was originally published on this siteData breach and cybersecurity specialist Hayes Connor Solicitors has been appointed to deliver data protection claims support to nearly 200,000 members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU). CWU is the largest union for the communications industry in the UK and includes members from the postal, telecoms, mobile, administration […]