THIS ISSUE
The consultancy model is shaking up the traditional practice of law: Adrian Jaggard advises on how best to prepare now for the changes to come
Could advances in lawtech provide a much-needed silver bullet for the UK’s ailing criminal justice system? Dr Charanjit Singh weighs up the opportunities & challenges
Cases here & across the pond have raised questions around failure to disclose alleged paranormal activity in property sales, as Mark Pawlowski explains
Clients want their law firms to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) tools sooner than the latter think, a LexisNexis report has found
Banks do not owe a Quincecare duty to individual customers, the Supreme Court has held unanimously in Barclays Bank UK v Philipp [2023] UKSC 25
Guidelines for sentencing people convicted of perverting the course of justice and witness intimidation offences have been published for the first time
Non-lawyer Nick Ephgrave, a former assistant commissioner of the Met Police (2019-2022) and chief constable for Surrey police (2015-2019), has been appointed as the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), replacing Lisa Osofsky
The Cabinet Office failed to convince the High Court that Covid-19 Inquiry chair Dame Hallett’s request for WhatsApp messages and notebooks of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson was ultra vires and irrational
English and Welsh solicitors can now register to practise UK and public international law in Luxembourg, a legal services market worth an estimated £300m per year to UK lawyers
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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