Author: Nick Hilborne

This post was originally published on this siteThe High Court has ruled that a law firm and four of its former partners must repay money borrowed under loan agreements with a husband and his wife. The post Court orders law firm and partners to repay loans from couple appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteCourt delays are deterring people from taking legal action, research for the government has found, with lawyers also worried that clients will blame them for the delays. The post Court delays deterring clients and lawyers from bringing claims appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA High Court judge has used a case where 10 law firms are being sued to warn about “extreme attempts” to bring such claims in one action. The post High Court concern over 10 law firms being sued in one action appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteProbate delays have left some clients feeling suicidal because they are running out of money, the head of a leading probate provider has told MPs on the justice select committee. The post Probate delays “have made clients suicidal”, MPs told appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteConsumer law platform Lawhive aims to triple the number of solicitors in its network to over 300 in only 12 months after raising £9.5m in its latest funding round, led by Google Ventures. The post Lawhive aims to triple in size after £9.5m Google funding boost appeared first […]

This post was originally published on this siteA solicitor who lied to litigation clients about sending pre-action protocol letters and failed to tell one of them about a costs offer until it expired has been struck off. The post Solicitor who lied to clients about progress of litigation is struck off appeared first on Legal […]

This post was originally published on this siteFormer Lord Chancellor Sir Robert Buckland KC has taken on a second law firm consultancy role after joining the policy team at leading defendant practice DAC Beachcroft. The post Former Lord Chancellor takes second law firm consultancy role appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA businessman’s $1.75m negligence claim against City law firm Clyde & Co for allegedly failing to advise him properly on the risk of an anti-suit injunction “must go to trial”, the High Court has ruled. The post $1.8m negligence claim against City law firm “must go to trial” […]

This post was originally published on this siteA businessman who brought a claim against two leading law firms, and also reported them and those representing them to the SRA, has seen his case struck out. The post High Court throws out £110m claim against law firms appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe SRA is going ahead with plans to move its English or Welsh language proficiency checks from the point where solicitors apply for their first practising certificates to the point of admission. The post SRA moves language checks to point of admission appeared first on Legal Futures.