Author: Neil Rose

This post was originally published on this siteThe Post Office inquiry shows that legal professional privilege presents “significant problems of principle and practice” and needs urgent reform, leading academics have argued. The post Post Office scandal “shows that privilege needs urgent reform” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA first-six pupil barrister who accessed a file without permission that helped her with a training exercise, and then pretended she had not, has been suspended for 18 months. The post Pupil suspended for cheating in training exercise appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteLawyers’ lack of proper regard for ethics, and their “disproportionate focus” on client interests above all else, means regulators need to take action to improve compliance. The post LSB pressures regulators to improve lawyers’ ethical approach appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Serious Fraud Office has secured its first unexplained wealth order against the ex-wife of Tim Schools, the jailed struck-off solicitor behind the Axiom Fund fraud. The post Jailed solicitor’s ex-wife made subject to unexplained wealth order appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteConveyancers have told the Law Society that its controversial new TA6 property information form is too complex and too long, it revealed yesterday. The post Too complex and long – conveyancers condemn Law Society form appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA US lawyer representing Meta has publicly announced that he has “fired” the company as a client, citing “Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook’s descent into toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness”. The post Lawyer “fires” Meta as client over “descent into Neo-Nazi madness” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Solicitors Regulation Authority has urged law firms to protect themselves from sham litigation, which can be used to bypass anti-money laundering rules. The post SRA issues warning to firms over sham litigation appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe amount of immigration and asylum advice available across the UK “does not meet the need or demand”, the rebranded Immigration Advice Authority has said. The post There aren’t enough immigration advisers, says rebranded regulator appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteBarristers may “sometimes allow their zeal to advance a client’s interests to embrace tactics which are ethically questionable”, their regulator said yesterday. The post Over-zealous barristers employing “ethically questionable” tactics appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteNon-legal professional services now account for 30% of the revenue of pioneering listed law firm Gateley, it revealed yesterday alongside good first-half results. The post Listed law firm’s diversification strategy paying off appeared first on Legal Futures.