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Solicitors in UK warned to watched their tweets and email language
August 24th, 2017
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), a regulator body within the legal profession in UK, has issued today a press release to warn solicitors about offensive communications. According the release: Solicitors should take care to make sure that communication is ...
Society report: solicitors ready for ‘automation revolution’
January 25th, 2017
Solicitors agree that legal business is brimming with innovators – but most are content for others to go first before deploying new technology. Yet as the ‘pyramid law firm of the past’ recedes into history, practitioners who fail to ...
Solicitors fined and suspended over role in investment scheme
December 28th, 2016
Three solicitors who became embroiled in a investment scheme in which there was a ‘significant risk of conflict’ have been suspended and ordered to pay more than £60,000 in costs. Michael John Davies, Clare Louise Taman and Charles Valentine Fraser-Macnamara ...
Hong Kong: Two solicitors engaged in fraud
January 18th, 2016
Court finds two solicitors engaged in insider dealing and fraud or deception The Court of First Instance today found that two solicitors, Mr Eric Lee Kwok Wa and Ms Betty Young Bik Fung, and Eric Lee’s sister, Ms Patsy ...
SRA has shut down London-headquartered Solicitors firm
October 16th, 2015
SRA announces the closing down of Blavo & Co Solicitors Limited, the head office of which is based in John Street, London. This closure, called intervention, has taken place into the firm Blavo & Co Solicitors Limited and the ...
Solicitors reminded of responsibilities in disrupted criminal cases
May 22nd, 2014
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has reminded solicitors in very high cost criminal cases (VHCCs) of their responsibilities following a number of calls to the Professional Ethics helpline. The SRA has received queries from solicitors who have sought to ...
Tackling mental health in law firms
December 14th, 2018
Recent news that the head of global law firm Baker McKenzie, Paul Rawlinson, is taking temporary leave due to exhaustion raises the question of whether law firms are doing enough to support the wellbeing of their employees, says Averil ...
Boom times for Ireland’s legal profession
December 4th, 2018
UK solicitors are creating their own ‘backstop’ by moving to Ireland in spirit rather than body, and the Law Society of Ireland director general says it is a booming economy that is driving the legal market. Boom times for ...
Online lawyers to offer ‘smart contracts’; Blockchain technology to be used
September 10th, 2018
Smart contracts for everyday legal transactions will use blockchain technology as legal and blockchain providers join forces. Online legal services pioneer Rocket Lawyer has announced plans to offer its clients ‘smart contracts’ by integrating blockchain technology into everyday legal ...
US Law Firm Received The Largest Fine Ever Profession’s Regulatory Body
November 9th, 2017
US law firm Locke Lord has received the largest fine ever levied by the profession’s regulatory body, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. The firm has to pay £500,000 after accepting four allegations of misconduct, including acting with a lack of ...
