Author: Nick Hilborne

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 siteRestricting or banning law firms from holding client money would be “unwarranted” and “undoubtedly have a huge adverse impact on the reputation of the profession”, the Law Society has warned. The post Law Society: “Huge adverse impact” from scrapping client accounts appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteAn agentic AI start-up which aims to transform the way in-house legal teams handle high-volume work has attracted “significant” investment from London law firm Mishcon de Reya. The post Law firm invests in agentic AI startup after testing tools appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteTwo-thirds of legal LinkedIn users received harassing, negative or ‘troll’ messages or comments, with 35% receiving “sexual comments” on the platform. The post Legal LinkedIn users report trolling and “sexual comments” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Judicial Appointments Commission is actively exploring whether disability could be added to the ‘equal merit’ approach to the selection of judges, its vice-chair said this week. The post JAC explores adding disability to ‘equal merit’ tie-breaker appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Legal Services Board not only has “the right to act” to improve diversity in the legal profession, but is under “a duty to act”, its new chief executive has said. The post Legal Services Board has “duty to act” on profession’s diversity appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThere is “no need” for stricter regulation of third-party litigation in the EU, an umbrella group of 44 consumer organisations in both Europe and the UK has said. The post “No need” for stricter rules on litigation funding appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteScrapping government funding for Level 7 apprenticeships would be “a disaster for the legal profession and have a highly negative impact on social mobility and diversity”. The post Axing apprenticeship funding “a disaster for the legal profession” appeared first on Legal Futures.