Month: August 2022

This post was originally published on this sitePractising fees for solicitors are to increase by 10%, or £10.4m, in the next year, with the practising certificate fee to rise £20, the Law Society and Solicitors Regulation Authority have proposed. The post Law Society and SRA to recoup extra £10m from solicitors appeared first on Legal […]

This post was originally published on this siteThe High Court has upheld a decision to throw out a negligence claim against a law firm because it was served too late – even though the court had actually lost the claim. The post Claim against law firm lost by court still thrown out for late service […]

This post was originally published on this siteA tribunal was wrong to dismiss a discrimination claim against a law firm on the basis of the claimant’s non-attendance at the hearing, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled. The post EAT reinstates discrimination claim against law firm appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe liaison judge for the Administrative Court in the north has rejected an appeal from an Essex law firm that said it was not “convenient” for a case to be transferred from London to Leeds. The post Judge overrides Essex firm’s objections to move case to Leeds appeared […]

This post was originally published on this siteMoneypenny, a leading provider of answering services, outsourced switchboards, Live Chat and outbound calls for small and large businesses in the UK and US, has been officially accredited as a Great Place to Work-Certified™ organisation. The post Moneypenny receives Great Place to Work accreditation appeared first on Legal […]

This post was originally published on this siteNew data on rising property prices in the UK has suggested that a growing number of families could face an inheritance tax (IHT) “shock” going forward, according to an expert. The post Latest House Price Index ‘puts IHT issues back in the spotlight’ appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteFollowing the Dormant Assets Act 2022 being passed earlier this year, the government has recently launched a consultation to gather public opinions on which causes should benefit from dormant asset funding in England. In addition to discussing this consultation and industry opinions on it. The post Dormant asset […]

This post was originally published on this sitePII brokers’ raison d’être is to deal with complex and life-changing matters which threaten the existence of a law firm or its members’ future standard of living. The post Client money theft – how bad is the problem? appeared first on Legal Futures.