Author: Neil Rose

This post was originally published on this siteThe focus on access to the Bar in EDI efforts is “low-hanging fruit” that ignores the bigger problem of progression, the chair of the Black Barristers Network said last week. The post Black barristers face a “concrete ceiling”, says BBN chair appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe High Court has refused to admit a skeleton argument that was three times the length it should have been, and ranged beyond the confines of what it should have done. The post Judge throws out skeleton argument for being three times too long appeared first on Legal […]

This post was originally published on this siteThere is a “clear consensus” in Parliament that the SRA must “feel empowered” to crack down on instances of ‘lawfare’, an MP said yesterday. The post MP: SRA needs to be empowered to crack down on lawfare appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteLloyd Davies, the high-profile licensed conveyancer who has been permanently disqualified, is now in the process of transferring his shares in his firm, it has confirmed. The post High-profile conveyancer “transferring shares” post-disqualification appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA power for the government to provide legal advice and representation to anyone involved in an employment dispute has been proposed for the Employment Rights Bill. The post Government seeks power to provide legal advice in employment disputes appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteOnly a single body policing anti-money laundering supervision across the UK legal sector will deliver “the step change in effectiveness that is needed”, a campaign group has argued. The post Campaigners call for single supervisor of legal sector’s AML activities appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA former client of a leading family law firm should be allowed to sue over its alleged failure to advise about its own negligence, the High Court has ruled. The post High Court reinstates negligence claim against top family law firm appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteNew requirements on legal regulators to strengthen ethical standards from the start of lawyers’ careers have been proposed today. The post LSB tells regulators to improve lawyers’ ethical standards appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteAlmost all of the 21% increase in profits per partner seen by SME law firms last year came from client account interest and they need to “wean themselves off” it, a Law Society report has warned. The post Client account interest drives rising profits at SME law firms […]

This post was originally published on this siteThe private equity owned Fletchers Group made another acquisition yesterday, while a merger is set to create a 500-person firm operating in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. The post Regional mergers and another PE-backed deal in latest M&A appeared first on Legal Futures.