Elderly client “did not understand” change solicitor made to will
A judge has criticised a solicitor who failed to ensure that an elderly testator with Parkinson’s disease understood a change made to his instructions.
Client must pay solicitor £9,500 over defamatory Google review
The High Court has ordered a former client to pay a solicitor £9,500 for posting a defamatory review on Google describing him as “a fraudster” who “rips you off”.
Paralegal called in sick when actually facing Crown Court trial
A paralegal who was convicted of a public order offence and lied to her employer about why she was not in work that day has been banned from the profession.
Mayson: Collapse of PM Law “predictable outcome of outdated regulation”
The collapse of PM Law was the “predictable outcome of a regulatory architecture built for a different market and a different time”, Professor Stephen Mayson has argued.
Four in 10 firms law interested in taking external capital
Four in 10 law firms would actively consider third-party investment, according to research that also warned some firms would go bust without client account interest.
Judge should not have heard case from bed, says Court of Appeal
A judge laid up at home in bed after surgery on a ruptured Achilles tendon should not have heard an optician’s disciplinary appeal by video, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Law societies oppose SRA’s new litigation funding rules
The national Law Society and Birmingham Law Society have argued against SRA plans for law firms which use litigation funding – but the Legal Services Consumer Panel is a big fan.
Immigration firm wins appeal against licence removal
An immigration firm fell below its expected standards “in a number of respects” but this did not justify the decision to withdraw its licence to operate, a tribunal has ruled.
Carter-Ruck ruling leaves SRA “toothless”, campaigners warn
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been left as “little more than a paper tiger” by yesterday’s High Court ruling on privileged material, it has been claimed.
CA urges solicitors to reveal ATE commissions to clients
It would be “unwise” for solicitors not to reply to questions from clients about whether they had paid commissions to after-the-event providers, the Court of Appeal has warned.
