Author: Nick Hilborne

This post was originally published on this siteThe LSB should introduce an “overriding” ethical duty for lawyers, much like the overriding objective in civil procedure, the UCL Centre for Ethics and Law has argued. The post Leading legal academics call for “overriding ethical duty” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteArbitrators who use artificial intelligence in their decisions have been warned against “cognitive inertia” in new guidelines from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. The post Arbitrators who use AI warned against “cognitive inertia” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA sole practitioner who was dismissed as a consultant after selling their firm has been suspended for three months by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. The post “Manifestly incompetent” solicitor suspended over running of firm appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteHigh-profile scandals like the Post Office are “not indicative of a generalised failure of ethical standards within the profession”, the Law Society has insisted. The post No “generalised” ethical failure among solicitors, insists Law Society appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA partner at DWF has been fined £14,000 for wrongly approving £2.2m in payments to a developer which later went bust, leaving the firm to recompense out-of-pocket buyers. The post City partner “erroneously” paid out £2.2m to developer client appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteLaw firms must tell their clients how to complain at the end, as well as the beginning, of their cases, under new rules proposed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The post Law firms “must tell clients how to complain at end of cases” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe “punitive” fining regime for anti-money laundering rule breaches operated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has left lawyers feeling “fearful”. The post Property lawyers attack “punitive” AML fining regime appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteNearly three out of 10 corporate general counsel plan to cut spending on external lawyers – the highest proportion since 2020, a report has found. The post Three out of 10 GCs plan to cut spending on external lawyers appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA judge has rejected a potential seven-figure personal injury claim from a solicitor who sustained “a concussive head injury” from a loose door handle at her firm’s offices. The post City solicitor fails in PI claim over office accident appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteTwo lawyers – a retired deputy High Court judge and a former Crown prosecutor – are fronting multi-billion-pound opt-out collective actions against Microsoft and Google. The post Senior lawyers front class actions against tech giants appeared first on Legal Futures.