Author: Dan Bindman

This post was originally published on this siteSolicitors’ firms that adjust the way they present information to disabled people – and make explicit how they can accommodate their needs – will see the business benefits, a major study has found. The post Survey: Law firms benefit from efforts to help disabled appeared first on Legal […]

This post was originally published on this siteA disciplinary tribunal has thrown out as groundless an attempt to bring misconduct proceedings against the vice-president of the Law Society, in a rare private prosecution brought by a former client. The post SDT throws out case against Law Society vice-president appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteAn Essex full-service law firm has become an alternative business structure in order to further its ambitious expansion plans. Birkett Long is looking to establish a group structure. The post Firm becomes ABS to further group expansion plans appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA high-level advisory panel of experts has met to consider the first steps in how to conduct an over-arching evaluation of the government’s £1bn court reform programme, expected to produce an interim report within two years. The post HMCTS sets out reform ambitions as impact assessment begins appeared […]

This post was originally published on this siteA UK-based magic circle practice is among five law firms to be the first to launch a platform aimed at simplifying the job of adopting advanced legal technology by filtering out products that are unproven,  inefficient, or insecure. The post Consortium trials platform that helps choose legal tech […]

This post was originally published on this siteA solicitor who forged signatures to transfer a property without authority in order to cover up a mistake he feared would lose his firm an important client, has been struck off. The post Solicitor struck off for forging property transfer form appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteCuts to legal aid and the stigmatisation of clients seeking asylum arising from Brexit have added to the emotional toll suffered by those lawyers practising in the field, research has found. The post Asylum lawyers “suffering from emotional toll” of work appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteAn artificial intelligence start-up whose contract-writing assistant draws on a law firm’s own body of data and teaches itself without the need for training by lawyers, has received a further £1.2m in seed funding. The post More backing for AI contract drafting start-up appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteCompany behaviour and the ethical responsibility of general counsel is a sensitive subject, because the status and influence of the role can vary considerably from one entity to another, and the issue can be complicated. The post Good company – general counsel’s difficult balancing act appeared first on […]

This post was originally published on this siteA London solicitor has been fined £2,500 for accidentally submitting duplicate receipts for taxis to his top-100 law firm, amounting to just £200. He blamed the errors on the long hours he was working. The post “Overworked” London solicitor fined for expenses claim errors appeared first on Legal […]