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Ill-judged joke
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Failed challenging exams, leading to the withdrawal of TC offer
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Jenner & Block becomes latest target
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Costly mistake
The post Paralegal who brought ‘hopeless’ claim against former firm ordered to pay £20k in costs appeared first on Legal Cheek.
Worked as a paralegal at City firm
The post Aspiring solicitor barred after accessing case study and model answers before Macfarlanes assessment day appeared first on Legal Cheek.
Nazarii Pylypchuk ‘happy and grateful’ after landing BARBRI award
The post Ukrainian lawyer secures SQE scholarship in vlogging comp appeared first on Legal Cheek.
Exclusive: Law school giant says guidance refers to 'controllable behaviours'
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Brad Karp defends deal with US president as Skadden junior lawyer resigns in protest over D&I attack
The post Executive order could have ‘destroyed’ firm, says Paul Weiss chair appeared first on Legal Cheek.
Rapper will join ex-Supreme Justice Lady Arden
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How to become a KC, courtesy of soon-to-be KC Ruth Hughes
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Market intelligence for law firms of the future
The legal landscape is evolving rapidly and law firms have an opportunity to stand out by adapting to what today’s clients value most: speed, transparency, and convenience.
The post What your clients expect in 2025: Embracing change to deliver exceptional service appeared first on Legal Futures.
The narrow focus of the AML regime on criminality leaves solicitors “free to facilitate and legitimise the flow of corrupt capital while staying within the bounds of the law”, says a major report.
The post Narrow AML rules allow lawyers to act for “lawful but awful” clients appeared first on Legal Futures.
Tax lawyers face more reports by HMRC to their regulators and the cloak of legal professional privilege being pierced under government plans unveiled yesterday.
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The High Court has issued a freezing order against the non-lawyer owner of a law firm the SRA shut down last year, at the behest of the solicitor who sold it to her.
The post Ex-law firm owner obtains freezing order against successor appeared first on Legal Futures.
The HOFA of a consumer claims firm that went bust in 2023 concealed its financial difficulties from the SRA in the run-up to its collapse.
The post HOFA banned for concealing firm’s dire finances from SRA appeared first on Legal Futures.
An assurance given by a solicitor in a conveyancing transaction was an undertaking, even if he did not use the word, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has ruled.
The post SDT: Solicitor gave undertaking even if he did not call it one appeared first on Legal Futures.
The public would be “shocked” to learn how the credit hire industry operates, a senior district judge has suggested in a case where he had to award £55,000 for an unnecessary 96-day car hire.
The post Public would be “shocked” by how credit hire works, says judge appeared first on Legal Futures.
A key objective of the Arbitration Act 2025 is to increase the efficiency of the process, ensuring the UK is well placed to continue competing in the global dispute resolution market.
The post Does the Arbitration Act 2025 achieve its aim? appeared first on Legal Futures.
Improvements in the probate system are not filtering through to complex cases, according to a solicitor who has lodged a complaint over “outrageous” delays she has suffered.
The post “Outrageous” delays persist for complex probate matters appeared first on Legal Futures.
An elderly in-house solicitor who handled reserved legal work without authorisation, and used his personal bank account to process £86m of client money, has agreed to leave the profession.
The post £86m of client money went through in-house solicitor’s personal account appeared first on Legal Futures.
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