Author: Nick Hilborne

This post was originally published on this siteA solicitor who “abandoned” his law firm, leaving his office “in a chaotic state” with piles of letters thrown away as a fire hazard by neighbouring tenant, has been struck off. The post Solicitor left abandoned law firm in “chaotic state” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA law firm was not negligent in advice to settle £2m of claims brought by a businessman’s trustee in bankruptcy against his wife and daughter, the High Court has ruled. The post Law firm not negligent in advice to settle £2m claims appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA solicitor who acted for lenders in conveyancing transactions without telling them he was also acting for himself and family members has been fined £12,500. The post Fine for conveyancer who acted for lenders and himself appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has fined a law firm over £20,000 for failing to comply with the SRA’s transparency rules and requirements to have a COLP and COFA. The post Tribunal fines law firm for persistent transparency rule breaches appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteFour out of 10 law firms increased revenues above inflation in the last financial year, while 89% expect revenue to go up in the current year, research has found. The post Strong results for law firms despite high inflation appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA solicitor who allowed an unadmitted “friend” to run a law firm of which he was nominee director and shareholder, has been suspended for two years. The post Solicitor suspended for allowing unadmitted person to run law firm appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThree-quarters of law firms and in-house legal departments have found it difficult to hire staff in the last 12 months, new research has found. The post Most law firms and in-house teams struggling to recruit appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThere is “an emerging class” of law firms among the top 100 which have adopted brands “evoking emotional buy-in and defining themselves as social and client champions”. The post Top law firms embrace branding with “emotional buy-in” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA law firm is using teams of trainee solicitors to find problems that can be solved by artificial intelligence, develop solutions and present them to managers. The post Law firm uses trainees to find problems and solve them with AI appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteMental health challenges are costing large law firms millions of pounds every year and reducing productivity by 19%, a report has indicated. The post Mental health challenges “costing large law firms millions” appeared first on Legal Futures.