Category: Legal Futures

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.

This post was originally published on this siteA law firm boss who told three personal injury clients their cases had succeeded when actually they had not, and even paid them damages, has been struck off. The post PI boss paid clients damages after messing up their claims appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA negligence claim against a well-known London law firm over erroneous information it gave to a client’s mortgage lender has been dismissed on the basis of causation. The post Court dismisses negligence claim against law firm over causation appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe arbitration community is split down the middle on early determination and expedited procedures, but expects AI to play more of a role in its work, a major global survey has found. The post Arbitration specialists split on faster procedures but see role for AI appeared first on […]

This post was originally published on this siteNew SRA guidance on transparency issued last autumn – thinly disguised as continued support for COLPs, firms and individuals – was without doubt also borne out of regulatory frustration. The post Ten top tips for turning transparency into positivity and new clients appeared first on Legal Futures.