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Barrister Fined Over Rude Client Complaint Emails
Check out the primary source! https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/disciplinary_finding/183734.html The Bar has issued another small but useful reminder: rudeness is not an advocacy style when the audience is…
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Gross Negligence Finding Still Follows Solicitor after $2.2m Client Loss
Check out the primary source! https://solicitorstribunal.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/12914.2026.Appahoh.pdf Professional restrictions have a long memory, especially when client money has gone wandering. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has refused…
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Waste Prosecution shows Environmental Enforcement now comes with Cameras and Costs
Fly-tipping has outgrown its reputation as a minor nuisance politely ignored at the margins. The Environment Agency reported in early June that two individuals…
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The Sneaky Change to N260s That the Rolls Building Just Made Mandatory
Recent changes have been introduced to the filing of N260 forms under the Rolls Building Practice Note. As of 14 April 2026, changes to…
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SRA orders firms to clean up misleading investigation letters
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has moved to rein in the tone of letters sent during its own investigations, after concerns they risked giving recipients…
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Free legal AI challenger raises the pressure on premium lawtech
A former Latham associate has launched “Mike”, an open-source tool positioned against established legal AI products such as Harvey and Legora. Its most striking…
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Civil Business Centre data exposes Court Delays
Civil justice does not always fail in a dramatic way. Sometimes it fails by making people wait 27 working days before a basic application…
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Is the Bar Council’s Diversity Scheme Discriminative?
A diversity scheme at the Bar is heading into a legal fight over where positive action ends and unlawful discrimination begins. The Bar Council…
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AI law firm model targets England and Wales
The billable hour has a new investor-backed problem. Manifest OS, the US company behind an AI-powered law firm model, is preparing to bring its…
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Post-Mazur: Law Society calls on SRA for clear supervision guidance
The Court of Appeal decision in CILEX v Mazur, handed down on 31 March 2026, concerns the role of non-authorised persons in the conduct…