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WEB4 days ago · Essential tips for junior lawyers. Starting out as a junior lawyer can be daunting, with the challenge of balancing the demanding day-to-day responsibilities, honing legal skills, and engaging in profile-raising activities. What’s your problem? The cause of complaints and how to resolve them.
LSB to consider “alternative configurations” of reserved legal ...
WEBOct 25, 2022 · Wills: Bid to add to list of reserved activities was rejected in 2013. The Legal Services Board (LSB) is to undertake a “first-principles analysis” of the list of reserved legal activities to consider “potential alternative configurations”. The oversight regulator said it would also consider whether the current list was “sufficiently ...
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WEBSep 20, 2024 · AI use among lawyers soaring but impact on fees uncertain. Four out of five lawyers are currently using or planning to use artificial intelligence tools, according to new research – but the impact on pricing remains unclear. Read More. 24 September 2024.
New chambers goes virtual – for now - Legal Futures
WEBNov 3, 2020 · New chambers goes virtual – for now. Crucible Law opens its doors virtually this week following the closure of predecessor set Charter Chambers in the teeth of the pandemic’s impact on the courts. Neil Hawes QC, head of Crucible Law, said that with Covid-19 tightening its grip the new chambers decided not to lease a property this winter ...
Metamorph's empire continues to crumble as two more firms are …
WEBDec 19, 2022 · Two more firms in the Metamorph Law group – including the one to which the caseloads of several others were being transferred – were shut down today. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced that it has intervened in Bedfordshire firm Knowles Benning and Eastleigh practice Knight Polson. The regulator said: “As with the ...
Legal disputes on the rise for UK businesses - Legal Futures
WEBJul 7, 2021 · By Legal Futures Associate Allianz Legal Protection. Although no business wants them, legal disputes are extremely common for organisations in the UK. Threats and complaints more than doubled in the last two years, with the five year picture even more damning. Over this period, more than half (56%) of all businesses have faced an accusation ...
Ministry of Justice to press ahead with fixed costs expansion
WEBSep 7, 2021 · The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) yesterday confirmed that it will implement Sir Rupert Jackson’s blueprint for fixed recoverable costs (FRC) across the fast-track and in most money cases worth up to £100,000. It will also take forward the Civil Justice Council’s plan for FRC in noise-induced hearing loss cases and introduce costs management ...
Questions about Metamorph intensify after Beaumont Legal sale
WEBNov 7, 2022 · LegalZoom had acquired Beaumont Legal in 2016 for £6.4m but sold it because of its sub-par performance. Like many of the Metamorph companies, Beaumont’s annual accounts are overdue. Its most recent accounts, for the 18 months to 30 June 2020 – and so affected in the last three and a half months …
Exclusive: SRA begins fundamental review of client protection
WEBFeb 5, 2024 · The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) today starts a conversation about the future of client protection arrangements, the extreme end of which could see the end of firms holding client money and of the SRA Compensation Fund, Legal Futures can reveal. The consumer protection review essentially aims to answer whether there is more the regulator can do to identify firms that might fail and ...
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WEB6 days ago · Legal services becomes fastest-growing part of the Co-op. 26 September 2024. Co-op Legal Services is the fastest-growing part of the wider Co-operative Group, with revenue up 35% in the first half of 2024, results published yesterday revealed.