Month: February 2025

This post was originally published on this siteIn the wake of ISG’s collapse in 2024, the team at dospay launched the Retention Protection Pledge.  With over 20 signatories in the first few weeks of existence, it was clear that more was needed. The post UK Retention Deposit Scheme: A guide for lawyers appeared first on […]

This post was originally published on this siteLucy O’Brien, senior paralegal from Bishopsgate Law is thrilled to have won InfoTrack’s 7th Annual “Take Me To Australia” promotion. The post Bishopsgate Law senior paralegal wins two-week trip to Australia appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteLandmark’s latest report discusses the developer’s view on national housebuilding targets, biodiversity net gain (BNG), and the roll-out of the Future Homes Standard The post Building the homes of the future amid ambitious targets appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this sitePerfect Portal helps you exceed your clients’ expectations and win more business. Read our customer’s story to see how Perfect Portal changed the way they work. The post Time for a change? How integrating digital is the way forward for law firms. appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThere should be a “fundamental alteration” in the way the legal sector approaches consumer vulnerability, taking an opt-out, rather than opt-in, approach, a study for the SRA has argued. The post SRA report calls for major shift in lawyers’ approach to vulnerability appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA solicitor has been urged to use a six-month suspension to separate his legal work from the counselling support he provides to sex offender clients, after mixing them led to rule breaches. The post “Deeply caring” solicitor urged to reflect on professional boundaries appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe new statutory duty on lawyers to promote the “prevention and detection of economic crime” must not trigger an “over-zealous” response by the SRA, the Law Society has warned. The post SRA must avoid “overzealous” approach to economic crime rules appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThere needs to be a new early disposal mechanism for SLAPPs, academics have said, describing existing anti-SLAPP provisions as “a false dawn that will not address the problem”. The post Call for new anti-SLAPP mechanism after “false dawn” appeared first on Legal Futures.