Sophia Purkis

Litigation partner

Sophia Purkis is a litigation partner at Fladgate LLP and a member of the LSLA Executive Committee (spurkis@fladgate.com; www.fladgate.com; www.lsla.co.uk)

Litigation partner

Sophia Purkis is a litigation partner at Fladgate LLP and a member of the LSLA Executive Committee (spurkis@fladgate.com; www.fladgate.com; www.lsla.co.uk)

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A recent case highlights the importance of immunity from suit, writes Sophia Purkis

Sophia Purkis examines the enforcement of Bankers Trust orders on overseas banks in light of the new gateway for third-party information orders

Sophia Purkis & Judith Davidge examine proposals to hold unscrupulous directors to account: do they go far enough?

A new regime for examining business transactions from a national security standpoint is on the way: Sophia Purkis & Judith Davidge provide an overview

The courts can & will exercise their discretion in determining if collateral use is permissible, say Sophia Purkis & Victoria Prince

Hindsight is a wonderful thing – but irrelevant for interpreting contracts, say Sophia Purkis & Leigh Callaway

Sophia Purkis & Leigh Callaway delve into the implications for ‘no oral modifications’ clauses in the fallout from MWB v Rock.

English courts are meeting fraud claims head on, says Sophia Purkis

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Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

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Conveyancers celebrate U-turn over mortgage handbook fee

Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook

Are you suited to a career in prosecution?

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors

LSB marks Mazur homework

Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)

NLJ this week: When AI hallucinates, lawyers risk real-world sanctions

The dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools

NLJ this week: Stuck in the past?

The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness

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Sophia Purkis

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison