Month: December 2021

This post was originally published on this siteFrom the off, there has been a lot of commentary about the impact the pandemic was going to have on the legal sector. It was initially expected that during the pandemic, we would see an increase in the number of law firm insolvencies. The reality was that for […]

This post was originally published on this siteAs you may have heard on the grapevine, Mrs Claus and I will not be working this Christmas. We have managed to bag a last-minute package deal to the Democratic Republic of Barbados. The post Santa’s note to staff – Christmas 2021 appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteWomen were more than twice as likely as men to be appointed Queen’s Counsel this year, it has emerged, after 101 new QCs were named yesterday. The post Women more than twice as successful as men in applying for silk appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Bar Standards Board lacks access to “sufficient capability, capacity and resources”, the Legal Services Board said yesterday in its annual review of all the legal regulators’ performance. The post Bar Standards Board lacks “capability, capacity and resources” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe pandemic and stamp duty holiday led to conveyancing fees going up sharply, while ‘dabblers’ played a vital role in supporting the market, an industry roundtable has heard. The post Covid boosted conveyancing fees and role of ‘dabblers’ appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA woman’s fear of catching Covid-19 and need to protect herself and others is not a philosophical belief for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010, a tribunal has ruled. The post Fear of catching Covid “not a protected belief”, tribunal rules appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Law Society of Scotland has been authorised to regulate licensed legal services providers, the equivalent of ABSs, more than 10 years after the law allowing for them came into force. The post Scottish ABSs to go live with professional majority ownership – for now appeared first on […]