THIS ISSUE
Litigation funding is to be the theme of the next Newcastle Business & Property Courts Forum, due to be chaired by District Judge Michelle Temple.
Nearly 60% of legal employees are worried about the impact of Brexit on their business, research has found.
Regional law firms have ‘bounced back’ in the past year, according to accountancy firm Crowe’s annual Law Firm Benchmarking report.
The LexisNexis Legal Awards 2020 have opened for entries
The Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme is being extended to a further 14 offences including stalking, harassment, child sexual abuse and other sex offences, the Ministry of Justice confirmed this week.
Lawyers will be keenly watching the latest development in an important dispute over legal professional privilege, says Georgina Squire
A major report into legal services regulation has suggested widening the scope of the Legal Ombudsman and reconsidering reserved legal activities.
Michael Zander QC traces the Benn Bill’s speedy progress to the statute book
George Sim considers the valuation of shareholdings when shareholders fall out
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Freeths—Ruth Clare
National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester
Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon
Partner appointed head of family team
mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison
Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return
NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
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)
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
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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