Cain:The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) will this month set out stronger incentives for lawyers to resolve complaints by reforming the operation of the case fee regime, Legal Futures can reveal.It is also looking at further reforms to its scheme rules
Lauchlan: Generally positive pictureThe legal profession’s negativity about the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has increased markedly, but most are still positive about it, according to the regulator’s own research.It also found a decrease in trust and confidence in legal
Spelling: Long-called for support for studentsAspiring solicitors who have been “hindered” in the SQE2 exam process until now will finally be able to use a new spellchecker in their written assessments next month.For the last four years, reports by
Bott: EOT preserves independence and cultureLeading consumer law firm Bott & Co has become the latest to embrace employee ownership as its three founders look towards exiting.Paul Hinchliffe, David Bott and Gary Froggatt decided to sell the 25-year-old Cheshire-based
Posted by Andrew Lloyd, managing director at Legal Futures Associate Search Acumen
Lloyd: Traditional back-up layers are becoming less necessaryLaw firms are constantly looking for ways to meet mounting client expectations, boost efficiency and give themselves a competitive edge,
By Legal Futures Associate OneAdvancedThe ProblemA need for smooth and efficient practice and case management through a period of multiple mergers and acquisitions, whilst maintaining company reputation and superior client service.The SolutionOneAdvanced Legal solutions.The ResultA Practice and Case Management
Coleman: Solicitors on horns of a dilemmaSolicitors asked by their regulator to hand over privileged client material should ask for a delay while the High Court considers the issue, a KC has advised.Richard Coleman KC said a newly discovered
Posted by Kirsty Best, a solicitor in the occupiers’ and public liability department at Legal Futures Associate Express Solicitors
Best: Acute pressures on the systemDespite the government’s decision to increase the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) funding, the department’s budget
East London Mosque: Javed got close to claimants’ fatherA solicitor has been ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds after the High Court made findings of fraud and fraudulent breach of trust against him.Awais Javed was “an entirely
Rench: founded RepresentAI to teach AI skills to allA community to help lawyers build their careers around artificial intelligence has grown from a few people in a WhatsApp group a year ago to over 2,000 lawyers today.RepresentAI was founded