Recent practice management
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NewsPro bono: Join a coordinated response to major incidents
We’ve partnered with LawWorks to launch a centralised online platform to help coordinate pro bono advice from the legal profession in the event of a major incident
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FeatureRunning a litigation firm during coronavirus: what’s changed?
Reuben Glynn shares some of his litigation firm’s experiences from the pandemic, changes they’ve made, and plans for moving forwards.
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EventWebinar: SRA regulations update (OnDemand)
Join us for a regulatory update from the Solicitors Regulation Authority at our third spring conference webinar.
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FeatureBetter safe than sorry – risk for litigators during coronavirus
In a short time, the world has changed significantly for litigators. Susanna Heley reviews the latest risks you need to plan for as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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FeatureSuccess story: Client service in serious injury cases
The judges at the 2019 Excellence Awards were impressed by CFG Law’s ‘Client First Service’, which focuses on understanding the needs and wellbeing of clients who have suffered a catastrophic injury. We asked Richard Clark, chief executive officer, about the firm’s approach.
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FeatureSuccess story: student law firm
Sheffield Hallam University has created its own law firm, SHU Law, to offer students ‘real life work experience’ during their studies. We asked Sally Mallinson-Ayres how it will work.
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FeatureGood compliance: how to avoid client complaints
Michelle Garlick offers a quick guide for litigators on how to avoid complaints, focusing on what good compliance and client care look like.
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NewsSRA delays launch of new regulatory regime to November
The new regulatory regime, replacing the SRA Handbook with new SRA Standards and Regulations, will now come into force on 25 November 2019
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Feature(Mis)conducting litigation
What do you need to know when engaging with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) on questions of professional conduct? Susanna Heley explains.
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FeatureClear to see: price transparency
On 6 December 2018, new transparency rules come into force requiring law firms to publish certain price, service and regulatory information. Sarah Brodie outlines the details.
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FeatureSuccess story: Excellent work
In October 2018, Alex Hatchman was the first person to win the Law Society’s Excellence in Practice Management Award. We asked her about the changes she’s introduced and challenges she faced.
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FeatureConditional fee agreements: what aren’t you telling them?
In the final instalment of our series on how to avoid professional negligence claims, PJ Kirby considers new business models and the need for informed consent, looking at the case of Herbert v HH Law Ltd [2018] EWHC 580 (QB).
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FeatureSuccess story: Battling for local justice
Edward Cooke explains what it was like to take on the government and Whitehall juggernaut in a bid to save local court provision in Chichester.
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FeatureCosts and professional negligence: more claims coming?
In the second section of our three-part series on how to avoid professional negligence claims, PJ Kirby KC stresses the importance of getting your costs budgeting right.
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FeatureBehaving badly – clarity at last on misconduct definitions?
Dishonesty, want of integrity, professional misconduct and negligence: these concepts form a vexed spectrum of negative conduct characteristics from solicitors and other professionals. Elisabeth Ross looks at recent developments to help disentangle these terms.
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FeatureCosts and professional negligence: ATE and third party funding
In the first of a three-part series on how to avoid professional negligence claims, PJ Kirby KC looks at where claims may arise around after-the-event insurance policies and litigation funding.
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FeatureDon't be afraid of the new bill of costs
The new electronic bill of costs is here. Claire Green of the Association of Costs Lawyers explains why you shouldn’t panic.
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FeatureBook review: Kerry Underwood on Personal Injury Small Claims Portals
Stephen Hines reviews Kerry Underwood’s three-volume guide on all aspects of funding, small claims, the portals and fixed costs.
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AnalysisThe end of unbundling? Sequence Properties v Patel
An appeal court ruling may have delivered a serious body blow to solicitors offering unbundled services without being held liable for matters beyond those in their client retainer. Alison Kirby discusses the Patel judgment.
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AnalysisThe tough gets going – again?
Two years after Denton took the sting out of Mitchell’s tail, could the courts be taking a tougher approach again to missing deadlines? Not necessarily, says James Perry, but the decision in Oak Cash and Carry is a salutary reminder that missed deadlines are usually a sign of deeper problems ...