Author: Nick Hilborne

This post was originally published on this siteThe Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has introduced a new policy which aims to cut the number of non-party disclosure applications by the press and public. The post SDT introduces automatic disclosure of documents appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA lack of digital skills across the UK could be a risk for consumers and law firms if lawyers “do not fully understand” new technology, the SRA has warned. The post SRA: Consumers “at risk from lawyers who do not understand tech” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThere has been a “rapid uptake” of AI by in-house legal teams in the past year, with four out of 10 adopting it for the first time to manage litigation. The post “Rapid uptake” of AI by in-house lawyers to manage litigation appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA specialist chambers of financial services barristers is filling “a gap in the market” by setting up as an alternative business structure regulated by the Bar Standards Board. The post Financial services barristers fill gap in market with ABS appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA solicitor has been struck off for telling clients to pay small sums of money into his personal account – but, very unusually, his identity has been kept secret. The post Solicitor had clients pay fees into personal bank account appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Competition and Appeals Tribunal has imposed an indemnity costs order on Walter Merricks, class representative in the groundbreaking collective action against Mastercard. The post Merricks hit by indemnity costs for “completely inappropriate” allegations appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA conveyancing partner who asked the seller’s solicitor if he could backdate completion by a day to save his client stamp duty land tax has been struck off. The post Strike-off for partner who asked seller’s firm to backdate completion appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA property partner who failed to undertake proper anti-money laundering checks on a client involved in a “substantial fraud” has been fined £27,500. The post City firm partner fined for unwitting role in property fraud appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe number of solicitors with civil higher rights of audience is poised to overtake criminal for the first time, Solicitors Regulation Authority figures have shown. The post Solicitors with civil higher rights poised to overtake criminal appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteIt is “an indictment” on all the legal regulators that “nothing substantial” has been done to tackle the problem of “complex and difficult to read” client-care letters. The post Regulators accused of doing “nothing” to improve client-care letters appeared first on Legal Futures.