Author: Nick Hilborne

This post was originally published on this siteThe top official at the Ministry of Justice has refused to say whether criminal law solicitors will get their recommended 15% pay rise, in heated exchanges before the justice select committee. The post MoJ mandarin refuses to say if criminal lawyers will get “the full 15%” appeared first […]

This post was originally published on this siteFailure by lawyers to engage on diversity issues should be “taken into account” and have “consequences” in performance reviews, a report has recommended. The post Failure to engage on diversity “should feature in performance reviews” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Court of Appeal has rejected two separate attempts by convicted criminals to blame poor performance by lawyers for their convictions. The post Appeal judges reject attempts to blame lawyers for convictions appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA barrister who “recklessly misled” the Bar Standards Board into giving him a practising certificate by falsely stating that he was a door tenant at a set of chambers has been disbarred. The post Barrister “recklessly misled” BSB in applying for practising certificate appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteCity law firm BCLP has used generative artificial intelligence to develop a lease reporting tool which is being rolled out to UK clients this month. The post City giant uses generative AI to develop lease reporting tool appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe legal services market will continue to grow in 2024, hitting a turnover of £50bn with a “resilient” corporate law sector boosted by “stronger economic conditions” later in the year. The post Value of legal services market “to hit £50bn” this year appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteOnly the biggest and smallest legal regulators – the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Costs Lawyer Standards Board – have ‘passed’ their annual performance assessments by the Legal Services Board. The post Biggest and smallest regulators top LSB performance assessment appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Home Office has rejected changes proposed by the Law Commission almost five years ago, which would have introduced statutory guidance on the suspicious activity reports. The post Government rejects major changes to SARs regime appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA quarter of the 180 pupil barristers who joined the CPS trainee scheme between 2016 and 2022 left within 12 months of qualifying, according to a report highlighting its problems with retention. The post Inspectors lay out CPS recruitment and retention difficulties appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteMany law firms plan to bill and collect more frequently to combat clients taking longer to pay as they try to reduce lock-up, a report has found. The post Firms billing more often to combat slow-paying clients appeared first on Legal Futures.