Category: Legal Futures

This post was originally published on this siteThe traditional lawyer in me – and one who increasingly finds technology more confusing with each passing day – is resistant but it doesn’t take a lot to surmise that AI will likely become a very important tool. The post AI in personal injury – the future appeared […]

This post was originally published on this siteIt was “clearly inappropriate” for a Bar disciplinary tribunal to suspend a barrister who lied to a direct access client over papers that were accidentally destroyed by his chambers. The post Judge overturns suspension of barrister who lied to client about papers appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA law firm owner who failed to pay a wasted costs order as well as four fines imposed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority has been suspended for six months. The post Suspension for solicitor “who would not allow firm to be regulated” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe number of new motor injury claims in the first quarter of 2025 – and indeed the number of PI claims in total registered with the CRU – fell to an all-time low. The post Number of personal injury claims falls to new low appeared first on Legal […]

This post was originally published on this siteThere is “growing evidence” that unregulated immigration lawyers are abusing the system, the government has claimed in unveiling beefed-up powers for the Immigration Advice Authority. The post New powers for regulator to crack down on immigration advisers appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteSSB Law has been accused of employing “unethical tactics” to retain clients who wanted to drop their cases and the Solicitors Regulation Authority condemned for its response. The post SSB used “unethical tactics” to stop clients dropping cases appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has reprimanded a solicitor who did not comply with a direction from the Legal Ombudsman – but said it should not have reached the tribunal. The post SDT reprimands solicitor who failed to comply with LeO decision appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe structure of the Bar impedes the adoption of technology and innovation, but barristers need to do so to drive “a better and more efficient service for clients”, a BSB report has argued. The post BSB: Barristers need to embrace tech to improve client service appeared first on […]

This post was originally published on this siteHM Courts and Tribunal Service expects to make “reasonable progress despite the challenges” in cutting court backlogs, its operations director said yesterday. The post HMCTS: Some progress likely on “unacceptable” court backlogs appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteLeading specialist firm Family Law Partners has eschewed approaches from private equity houses to move instead to employee ownership. The post Top family firm chooses employee ownership over private equity appeared first on Legal Futures.