Author: Nick Hilborne

This post was originally published on this siteA successor agreement to the Covid-19 clinical negligence protocol has been launched , which encourages the NHS to provide a “meaningful letter of apology” where liability is admitted. The post NHS clinical negligence agreement “encourages apologies” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA law firm bought by an accountant earlier this summer is to launch a national campaign to attract directors involved in disputes over Bounce Back Loans. The post Accountant-owned law firm targets Bounce Back Loan clients appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteArtificial intelligence is being developed for “triage and work allocation” in law firms and particularly for conveyancing, a director of the SRA has said. The post AI “could help allocate work to conveyancers” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThere are multiple factors behind the failure of equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives to “shift the systemic inequalities that are entrenched” across the legal profession. The post EDI initiatives not “shifting the law’s systemic inequalities” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe proportion of women lawyers “fluctuates but ultimately decreases” on the pipeline from qualifying to becoming judges, a report for the Legal Services Board has found. The post Proportion of women “ultimately decreases” in journey to judiciary appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteLegal regulators must warn lawyers that they will face action to stop them unethically taking advantage of vulnerable litigants, a charity has urged. The post Regulators “must warn lawyers against taking advantage of LiPs” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA solicitor’s declaration that three witness statements were compliant with the rules set out in practice direction 57AC was false, the High Court has ruled. The post Judge says solicitor made “false” declaration on witness statements appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA legal business did not know a solicitor was disabled and had bipolar disorder when it decided to withdraw his job offer, an employment tribunal has ruled. The post Firm “did not know solicitor was disabled” when it withdrew job offer appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA law student expelled by Reading Univeristy has won a partial victory in a judicial review challenging the recommendations of the Office of the Independent Adjudicator. The post Law student wins partial victory in court challenge to expulsion appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe civil courts’ case management system is a limitation of the ability of solicitors to join multiple claims to a single claim form, a High Court judge has said. The post Courts’ CE file system “struggles” with omnibus claim forms appeared first on Legal Futures.