Category: Legal Futures

This post was originally published on this siteA major City law firm can continue bringing a case it took on assignment from former clients which could mitigate a possible professional negligence claim. The post Court allows City giant to progress ex-client’s claim on assignment appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this sitePresident Trump has attacked the role of “global law firms” as 20 top practices – including leading London names – are targeted in the US over DEI employment practices. The post Trump attacks “global law firms” as top UK names face DEI probe appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteMembers of the public and firms reporting concerns to the SRA will have to wait up to two months for a response, twice the time it was at the start of the year. The post Complaining to the SRA? Don’t expect a quick reply appeared first on Legal […]

This post was originally published on this siteMoney continues to pour into the litigation finance market, with one expecting to treble its investment to £250m in the next two years and another set to launch a $75m fund. The post Litigation funders continue to pour money into market appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteLawyers need to avoid being “so seduced” by what AI can do “that they don’t appreciate what it cannot”, a professional negligence specialist warned last week. The post Don’t be too “seduced” by AI, lawyers warned appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteAn almost all-female legal team is working out how to challenge a refusal to investigate allegations of intimidating, sexist and discriminatory conduct by a male judge. The post Female legal team explores options over “sexist” judge appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA law firm partner has been struck off for fabricating documents to mislead the SRA about his role in mismanaging a client’s personal injury trust. The post Partner who fabricated documents he gave to SRA struck off appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA solicitor struck off for multiple rule breaches, including that he actively concealed from his employer the fact that he had taken loans from clients, has failed in his appeal. The post Solicitor who misled firm about client loans fails in strike-off appeal appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteILFM explores the current SRA rules and guidance, as well as practical approaches for efficiently and proactively managing these balances. The post A practical approach to handling residual balances appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteWinners of the 18th Land Data Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence were announced at the 2025 Virtual Local Land Charges Training & Development Event. The post Winners of 2025 Excellence Awards revealed appeared first on Legal Futures.