Author: Nick Hilborne

This post was originally published on this siteHM Treasury is seeking improved “proportionality” and “additional clarity” in plans for technical changes to the 2017 Money Laundering Regulations. The post Treasury seeks to improve “proportionality” of AML rules appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA solicitor jailed in New York for 20 months after being convicted of conspiring to defraud the US Internal Revenue Service has been struck off. The post Solicitor convicted of US tax fraud is struck off appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA new self-help divorce and separation tool, created by two solicitors formerly at City firm Withers, is aiming to help clients with no or limited budgets for legal advice. The post Solicitors launch self-help divorce tool appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of a man who dispensed with counsel on the second day of trial after finding he was then denied a fair hearing. The post Man denied fair trial after ditching counsel has conviction quashed appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteConveyancing fees are down by over a fifth in real terms from the peaks seen during the stamp duty holiday as the market has cooled, according to new research. The post Conveyancing fees down a fifth since stamp duty holiday appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteBurford Capital, the world’s largest litigation funder, is using astrophysicists to help cut its loss rate from double figures to 8%, the company’s chief executive has revealed. Chris Bogart also said technology was changing the legal services market and enabling… Read More The post Top litigation funder uses […]

This post was originally published on this siteThe three biggest mortgage lenders in the UK – Lloyds, Nationwide and NatWest – and property website Rightmove, have invested £10m in the digital property transaction business Coadjute. The post Big lenders invest £10m in blockchain property network appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA City law firm has failed to strike out a £1.3m negligence claim arising from a discretionary trust it set up for a man described by a High Court judge as “serially let down” by the profession. The post Law firm £1.3m negligence saga “does not reflect well […]

This post was originally published on this siteThe Dutch civil legal aid model for triaging cases, reducing bureaucracy by trusting providers and building “360-degree feedback loops” could help in England and Wales, the Ministry of Justice has been told. The post Government looks to the Netherlands for civil legal aid reform appeared first on Legal […]

This post was originally published on this siteThe High Court has rejected an unusual application by a former client for wasted costs against a law firm which accepted its conduct of his case was “reprehensible”. The post Wasted costs “not the right approach” for ex-client let down by firm appeared first on Legal Futures.