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Standards slipping
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9% jump
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AI legal advice gone wrong
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Three months
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Personal considerations
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80%
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14% uplift
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An “extraordinary” and “unprecedented” failure of disclosure that has seen thousands of privileged documents released to the other side has been revealed in the High Court.
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A law firm and two of its partners have been fined nearly £50,000 between them for allowing two wealthy clients to use its client account as a banking facility.
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The focus on access to the Bar in EDI efforts is “low-hanging fruit” that ignores the bigger problem of progression, the chair of the Black Barristers Network said last week.
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The High Court has refused to admit a skeleton argument that was three times the length it should have been, and ranged beyond the confines of what it should have done.
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While some of your existing marketing tactics will continue to work, the online space you are targeting is bound to some serious change, so it’s up to you to follow these trends.
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The UK property market is poised for significant changes in 2025, with new legislation and reforms set to reshape the landscape for landlords, tenants, homeowners, estate agents, and conveyancers alike.
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Simon McCrum, of McCrum Management Consultancy, joined Amy on the Empowering Law Firm Leaders podcast, to discuss how legal leaders can deliver excellent client service that they can charge more for.
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There is a “clear consensus” in Parliament that the SRA must “feel empowered” to crack down on instances of ‘lawfare’, an MP said yesterday.
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Lloyd Davies, the high-profile licensed conveyancer who has been permanently disqualified, is now in the process of transferring his shares in his firm, it has confirmed.
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A power for the government to provide legal advice and representation to anyone involved in an employment dispute has been proposed for the Employment Rights Bill.
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