Author: Nick Hilborne

This post was originally published on this siteThe Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has rejected an appeal by a solicitor against a fine of £7,500 imposed on him by an SRA adjudication panel, describing it as having no merit. The post SDT rejects solicitor’s “meritless” appeal over undertaking breach appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe family law market grew more strongly than expected last year, taking its total value to almost £2.2bn as firms look to offer more holistic services and embrace AI. The post Family law market grows more strongly than expected appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteHM Courts and Tribunal Service expects to make “reasonable progress despite the challenges” in cutting court backlogs, its operations director said yesterday. The post HMCTS: Some progress likely on “unacceptable” court backlogs appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe arbitration community is split down the middle on early determination and expedited procedures, but expects AI to play more of a role in its work, a major global survey has found. The post Arbitration specialists split on faster procedures but see role for AI appeared first on […]

This post was originally published on this siteThe proportion of law firms using GenAI has almost doubled, new research has found, with another study showing rapid adoption by M&A lawyers. The post Proportion of law firms using GenAI almost doubles appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Civil Justice Council has called for a “single unified digital court” to enforce civil judgments, whether the judgment was obtained in the county court or High Court. The post CJC calls for “single digital court” to enforce judgments appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteHiring star or elite lawyers generally does not work for law firms but it can if there are “other stars in the same area”, academics have found. The post Hiring elite lawyers only works for law firms “with other stars” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe proportion of consumers using solicitors for their wills has dropped below half for the first time, a report has found, with unbundling growing in popularity. The post Most consumers no longer use solicitors for wills appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA law firm which specialises in defending clients accused of sexual offences has been fined £60,000 after a cyber-attack saw “highly sensitive” details of 682 clients published on the dark web. The post ICO fines law firm £60,000 after dark web publishes client data appeared first on Legal […]

This post was originally published on this siteThe Legal Ombudsman is to increase its budget by £2m or 11.4%, having received fierce criticism of its initial plan for a 10.2% rise – but it was nearly even more. The post Legal Ombudsman increases budget further despite opposition appeared first on Legal Futures.