Spencer: Claimant let downA City law firm has failed to strike out a £1.3m negligence claim arising from a discretionary trust it set up for a man described by a High Court judge as “serially let down” by the profession.Mr Justice Martin Spencer said the claim arose from “admitted negligence” on the part of Wedlake
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Bar Council issues warning over Garrick Club membership
The Garrick Club dining room: Only chaps allowedThe Bar Council said yesterday that membership of the men-only Garrick Club creates “the potential for unfair advantage” when it came to practitioners needing references to become judges.In a surprise statement over the row that blew up last week after The Guardian named judges and others who were…
Legal Services Board adds £1.75m to levy on legal profession
LSB: Lower inflation has helpedThe Legal Services Board (LSB) is trimming back the increase in its budget for the coming year to 10%, while also approving a 7% rise in the Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO) budget.These amount to an extra £1.75m to be paid by the legal profession, which funds both organisations through a compulsory levy…
Government looks to the Netherlands for civil legal aid reform
Amsterdam: Dutch model identified as an exemplarThe Dutch civil legal aid model for triaging cases, reducing bureaucracy by trusting providers and building “360-degree feedback loops” could help in England and Wales, the Ministry of Justice has been told.The government’s Open Innovations Team (OIT) singled it out in an international study of civil legal aid systems…
A new era for Access Legal Proclaim – Offering law firms greater flexibility, integration and speed
By Legal Futures Associate Access LegalAccess Legal, has released the much-anticipated latest version of Access Legal Proclaim – one of its leading legal case and practice management solutions – complete with a slick, modern design and faster performance to give legal professionals the freedom to do more, improving productivity and efficiency for their practice.The significantly…
Holding partners accountable for profit: Learnings from legal finance leaders at the BigHand Virtual Conference
By Rod Wittenberg, Vice President of Financial Productivity at Legal Futures Associate BigHandI recently hosted a panel at the BigHand Virtual Conference with Cary Lenkeit, CFO at Archer & Greiner P.C, David Rueff, Chief Practice Group Solutions Officer at Baker Donelson, and Zach Rausch, Director of Financial Planning & Analysis at Fisher Phillips, on how…
How can the conveyancing sector better support the overall wellness of conveyancers?
By Legal Futures Associate SearchFlowRecently, a strong area of focus has been on wellness, including mental wellbeing. The reality is that conveyancers still have increasing pressures upon them, one of which is the ever-expanding nature of the role. In this article, we will take a look at the increasing demands on conveyancers, how it…
Post Office makes “policy decision” to stop using ‘without prejudice’
Post Office: Legal advice was to keep using ‘without prejudice’The Post Office has made a “policy decision” to remove the label ‘without prejudice’ (WP) from its Horizon Shortfall Scheme compensation letters.Correspondence newly released by the Department for Business and Trade reveals that the Post Office took advice on the issue from external lawyers who, apart…
MPs’ support for Legal Services Act review divides opinion
Mayson: Time is now right to start working on reformMPs’ backing for a review of legal regulation has split opinion in the market, pitching the Legal Services Consumer Panel and Professor Stephen Mayson against the Law Society.Other recommendations from the justice select committee’s letter last Friday to Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk, including a review of…
Legal aid data collection “too great a burden” on providers
Romeo: We’re careful not to put too much of a burden on providersCollecting data on the distances people travel to access legal aid and lawyers to represent them “would put too much of a burden on providers,” the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said yesterday.Antonia Romeo also told MPs on the public…