Employee-owned, and now B CorpTM Certified law firm, Stephens Scown, has announced its expansion eastwards with the launch of a new office in Somerset, supporting the firm's strategic growth into the Greater South West.
A Scottish solicitor has warned that the growing use of AI technology and a lack of regulations on its use in business may lead legal professionals to inadvertently breach ethical obligations.
On 8 June 2023, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) agreed key revisions to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct (the “Guidelines”) which will have an important impact on corporate sustainability, particularly in relation to businesses' human rights and environmental responsibilities.The update has been written by Francois Holmey and Amber Courtier who are members of Carter-Ruck's International team.
This report presents the findings from this research and provides up-to-date evidence on users' decisions to seek redress through courts, and what role costs, including court fees, played in these decisions.
An independent review of existing literature looking into the overrepresentation of Black, Asian and minority ethnic solicitors in complaints about solicitors made to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has been published.