THIS ISSUE
A barrister has escaped immediate sanction for emailing confidential annexes attached to a judgment to a person on work experience as well as their chambers marketing team, which then posted them on the chambers’ website.
Solicitors have been ordered to get tougher on SLAPPs (strategic lawsuits against public participation).
Means-testing for legal aid has been removed for foster parents and approved prospective adoptive parents bringing special educational needs and disability (SEND) appeals.
The government has rejected MPs’ recommendation to review and re-sentence all Imprisonment for Public Protections (IPP) sentences currently being served.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Weightmans—Jason Slatcher
Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer
Mishcon de Reya—trainees
Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%
Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton
Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices
NEWS
LexisNexis is delighted to announce the launch of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027, celebrating outstanding achievement, innovation and impact across the legal profession
The Legal Services Board (LSB) is to take further enforcement action against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), setting additional performance targets and ‘intensifying’ its oversight, it has said
Regulators missed several opportunities to intervene in PM Law Group before it collapsed, an independent review by City firm Jenner & Block has found
An employer’s vicarious liability for the alleged torts of an employee cannot be transferred by TUPE, the Court of Appeal has confirmed
Tiered fees of up to £1,500 for Legal Ombudsman (LeO) cases could leave firms with little option but to pay out, lawyers have warned
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