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Apr

Apprentice-solicitor ordered to pay tribunal costs to firm

April 22, 2024Law Society newsBlog

Judge finds ‘just and proper’ to make costs order for brief fee incurred by Mishcon de Reya in employment tribunal case management hearing.

Apr

In depth: Greater Family Court transparency puts expert witnesses in the spotlight

April 22, 2024Law Society newsBlog

Greater transparency in the Family Court – and the ability of journalists to approach parties for comment – is drawing attention to the quality of expert witnesses. Hannah Summers, the first full-time family courts reporter, relates a case, in conjunction with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, that raises questions about …

Apr

SRA to update SLAPPs guidance following file review

April 19, 2024Law Society newsBlog

Law firms need ‘checks and balances’ when instructing third parties such as PR firms and private investigators, regulator says.

Apr

Post Office lawyers warned of ‘red rag’ if Horizon faults came out

April 19, 2024Law Society newsBlog

Rodric Williams is asked whether he discharged his duties as a solicitor at all times.

Apr

Does £250 cut it? Picking up the pieces from the SQE1 marking debacle

April 19, 2024Law Society newsBlog

Kaplan and the SRA have told 175 aspiring solicitors who ‘failed’ SQE1 that they actually passed. An apology and £250 are on offer to candidates who saw their futures in law apparently wiped away.

Apr

Suspended prison sentence for ex-solicitor convicted of fraud

April 19, 2024Law Society newsBlog

Judge says former solicitor expressed genuine remorse and offence was committed out of desperation.

Apr

‘Deliberately high level’ SFO strategy looks to AI

April 18, 2024Law Society newsBlog

Serious Fraud Office director Nick Ephgrave says plan ‘describes the aspirations we have to…lead the fight against serious and complex fraud, bribery and corruption’.