Month: May 2023

This post was originally published on this siteA solicitor who suggested a dishonest scheme that would allow his client to commit benefit fraud – and enrich himself – has been struck off. The post Solicitor put forward benefit fraud scheme to client appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteRadical change for law firms means that less than half of their revenue comes from “charging for the time of traditional work of human lawyers”, Professor Richard Susskind has suggested. The post What is radical change? Susskind sets out test for law firms appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe High Court has praised the “ingenious arrangement” of witnessing a will through a car window in the early days of the pandemic. The post Court upholds Covid will witnessed through car window appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe High Court has struck out a representative action brought on behalf of 1.6m people who claimed Google and DeepMind Technologies misused their medical records. The post Google representative action on behalf of 1.6m people struck out appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteMagic circle firm Allen & Overy announced a merger with renowned US practice Shearman & Sterling yesterday to create a combined business with revenue of $3.4bn (£2.7bn). The post A&O makes big US push with Shearman & Sterling merger appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe move towards alternatives to hourly billing is mostly being driven by clients who are now seeking out firms that offer – among other things – results, value for money and no unexpected extras. The post SME law firms: why time is ticking for the billable hour appeared […]