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Articles

1 Jul 2021

Former partner convicted of sex and drug offences struck off

Following a raid at the solicitor's home, police found indecent videos on a work tablet 

30 Jun 2021

Business energy claims market: 'the new PPI'

Energy management company, Panoserve, and Winn Solicitors are set to launch claims worth millions

29 Jun 2021

GDPR: UK adequacy decision gives green light for data flow

Law Society urges caution, however, as Commission's decision includes 'strong safeguards in case of future divergence'

25 Jun 2021

Eade v Hogg: a salutary lesson to all private client lawyers

Reflecting on a recent case, Matthew Duncan reminds us of the paramount importance of accurately recording instructions

25 Jun 2021

SRA 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 2021

Lord Chief Justice: cut jury size to tackle courts backlog

Lord Burnett also suggested the courts' IT system belonged 'in the Science Museum'

22 Jun 2021

Entity regulation, employment and ethics: getting it right

Gideon Habel reflects on lessons that can be learnt from the case of a trainee dismissed during lockdown

22 Jun 2021

Profession 'eating itself': survey finds clients being encouraged to sue former lawyers

PI solicitors are facing claims based on deductions from damages following Belsner case