Category: Legal Futures

This post was originally published on this siteSpecialist regulatory lawyers have expressed concern that the High Court ruling in the Dentons case places too much reliance on the SRA’s view of the seriousness of rule breaches. The post Lawyers worried by over-reliance on SRA discretion post Dentons appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteDisqualified licensed conveyancer Lloyd Davies did not “accurately” reflect the agreed facts of his case in his public statement about it, his regulator said yesterday in an unusual move. The post CLC deprecates “apology” by disqualified conveyancer appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA judge has issued a temporary block on an executive order from President Donald Trump targeting the major law firm that acted for Hillary Clinton. The post Judge temporarily blocks Trump order targeting Clinton’s lawyers appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteAt Express Solicitors, we’ve long believed that fostering an inclusive culture and promoting equal opportunities are essential not just for our team but for the legal profession as a whole. The post How Express Solicitors embodies excellence in equality, diversity and inclusion appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteAccording to new research, one in three marketers struggle to follow up leads properly, while almost half (43%) say they cannot qualify leads effectively due to difficulty obtaining detailed information. The post Lead management is a concern for a third of marketing, research reveals appeared first on Legal […]

This post was originally published on this siteHaving previously been perceived as the poor relation to fintech, lawtech in 2025 is enjoying the huge attention it is now attracting, with recent headlines describing this moment as its ‘Golden Age’. The post Why now is the right time for mentoring in lawtech appeared first on Legal […]

This post was originally published on this siteBreaches of AML rules are effectively strict liability offences and the SRA does not need to show severity to prove misconduct, the High Court ruled yesterday. The post Court: Solicitors’ breaches of AML rules “strict liability offences” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThere is now “clear evidence” that solicitor apprenticeships are facilitating social mobility, analysis by the Solicitors Regulation Authority has shown. The post “Clear evidence” that solicitor apprenticeships aid social mobility appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA costs judge has allowed a leading US law firm to recover partner costs at £700 per hour, said to be the largest ever departure from the guideline hourly rates. The post Costs judge allows £700 an hour in biggest departure from guidelines appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteArtificial intelligence will not mark the end of the traditional conveyancer and will instead put them back into their old trusted advisor role, a roundtable has heard. The post AI will allow conveyancers “to resume role of trusted advisors” appeared first on Legal Futures.