Author: Neil Rose

This post was originally published on this siteMore than 1,000 people reached out to lawyer healthcare charity LawCare in 2024, the busiest year in its 25-year existence, with stress and anxiety the main cause. The post Stress and anxiety to the fore in LawCare’s busiest year yet appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteIt was “unacceptable” for lawyers representing the actor Noel Clarke to allege The Guardian newspaper fabricated evidence in defending his libel claim, the High Court has ruled. The post “Unacceptable” for actor’s lawyers to allege evidence fabrication appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA trainee solicitor’s employment tribunal claims have been thrown out because he gave no credible reason why they were issued out of time. The post Trainee solicitor “should have known tribunal time limits” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA trainee solicitor’s employment tribunal claims have been thrown out because he gave no credible reason why they were issued out of time. The post Trainee solicitor’s claims thrown out for being out of time appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Legal Ombudsman is bucking the wider trend of requiring staff to spend more time in the office and is instead halving it to the equivalent of one day a week. The post LeO halves amount of time that staff need to be in office appeared first on […]

This post was originally published on this siteThe High Court has rejected a solicitor and his client’s bid to challenge the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office’s refusal to entertain their complaints about three Court of Appeal judges. The post Solicitor “cannot complain” to JCIO about judge’s criticism appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe SRA yesterday handed out a fine and a rebuke for breaching undertakings, one relating to property transactions and the other to a divorce matter. The post SRA issues sanctions for breaches of undertakings appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteEast Midlands law firm Nelsons has completed its third local acquisition, in the wake of its private equity owner adding another regional practice to its network. The post Third bolt-on acquisition for private equity-backed law firm appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this sitePrivate equity-backed Lawfront has made its fifth major acquisition and expanded to the South-East by acquiring Kent firm Brachers. The post PE-backed Lawfront expands to South-East with latest acquisition appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe profession has come out strongly against Legal Ombudsman plans for a 10% budget hike, arguing that throwing more money at it has not worked to date. The post Lawyers and regulators oppose 10% rise in LeO’s budget appeared first on Legal Futures.