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24 February 2011
Issue: 7454 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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Solicitors

Leigh Bailey Solicitors v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2011] All ER (D) 192 (Feb)

The reputation of the profession and deferral to the judgement of the profession were at the base of the court’s approach to appeals from adjudicators. However, each case required that careful attention be paid to its individual circumstances. There had to be a careful, calibrated approach to, and consideration of, all of the material when acting to protect the public and the reputation of the profession. That was the only way in which deference to the judgement of adjudicators could be maintained.
 

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NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
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