25 Jun 2021Eade v Hogg: a salutary lesson to all private client lawyersReflecting on a recent case, Matthew Duncan reminds us of the paramount importance of accurately recording instructions
25 Jun 2021SRA draft business plan and budget: access to justice, diversity, inclusion and innovation The Law Society welcomed the plan but queried how independent an 'internal quality assurance team' for enforcement workstreams can be
24 Jun 2021Lord Chief Justice: cut jury size to tackle courts backlogLord Burnett also suggested the courts' IT system belonged 'in the Science Museum'
23 Jun 2021Solicitor suspended for two years over accounts failures The former firm owner was also ordered to pay £12,000 costs
22 Jun 2021Entity regulation, employment and ethics: getting it rightGideon Habel reflects on lessons that can be learnt from the case of a trainee dismissed during lockdown
22 Jun 2021Profession 'eating itself': survey finds clients being encouraged to sue former lawyers PI solicitors are facing claims based on deductions from damages following Belsner case
21 Jun 2021Civil procedure revolution: time for the guillotine?The digital integration of ADR is going shape the future of civil justice, says Tony Guise