Legal Futures

Legal Futures stands out as a premier source for legal news, keeping you informed about the rapidly changing legal environment. Crafted by experienced journalists, it delivers up-to-date daily reports on alternative business structures, emerging players in the market, changes in regulations, and various innovations. Combining impactful journalism with insightful market analysis, it serves as the go-to resource for anyone wanting to stay abreast of developments in the legal industry. Legal Futures often uncovers significant news stories before they are reported by other trade publications and major newspapers.

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Legal services "a national asset", says government's Industrial Strategy

5 days ago | legalfutures.co.uk | Neil Rose

The UK legal sector is “a national asset and an engine of economic growth”, the government declared yesterday as it unveiled its 10-year Industrial Strategy. It also promised to deliver a “clearer and more proportionate” anti-money laundering regime. The strategy identified legal services as one of the “pioneering and world-leading frontier industries with the greatest growth potential” that it intended to prioritise.
Solicitor who changed LPA and cheque “was not dishonest”

5 days ago | legalfutures.co.uk | Nick Hilborne

A solicitor who changed the terms of a lasting power of attorney (LPA) and the date on a cheque without the client’s consent did not act dishonestly, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has ruled. Sarah Elizabeth Reynolds, who was fined £5,500, was seeking to clear outstanding work before leaving her firm and realised that she had failed to register Person A’s LPA for property and financial affairs with the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) for almost a year.
Solicitor launches DIY divorce course to help people "arm themselves"

5 days ago | legalfutures.co.uk | Nick Hilborne

A solicitor who says she has been bombarded with requests for help from people wanting to divorce but unable to afford a lawyer has launched a DIY course for £79.99. Fotoulla Menikou will shortly also create a membership scheme which divorcing people could join for more support. She said she wanted to “change the perception of legal professionals as being focused on legal fees and what a firm can earn”. “I am passionate about family law.
"Whistleblowing" paralegal not unfairly dismissed by immigration firm

6 days ago | legalfutures.co.uk | Nick Hilborne

An employment tribunal has rejected claims from a paralegal that she was unfairly dismissed by her immigration firm for whistleblowing about client-care letters not being sent out. Employment Judge KM Ross said it seemed “implausible” that The UK Law Firm Ltd dismissed Ms A Kolusheska for raising concerns about client-care letters when the firm told her “in no uncertain terms”, before any alleged disclosures, that client-care letters “must always be sent”.
Discrimination still prevalent in profession, say women lawyers

6 days ago | legalfutures.co.uk | Neil Rose

Most women in law (88%) believe sex discrimination is still prevalent in the profession, with 63% saying they had personally experienced it in the last five years, new research has shown. The vast majority (84%) also said they knew of colleagues who had experienced discriminatory behaviour during that time, according to the Next 100 Years project.
Solicitor diverted client's damages to company linked to his wife

6 days ago | legalfutures.co.uk | Neil Rose

A solicitor who diverted some of his client’s damages to a rehabilitation company connected to his wife – and created fake invoices that said it had treated the client – has been struck off. Fasar Mahmood also initially lied to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) about his connection with Core Rehab Ltd. Mr Mahmood admitted the allegations made against him, which included that he had acted dishonestly and with a lack of integrity.
Call for action to help small law firms adopt technology

1 week ago | legalfutures.co.uk | Neil Rose

Tech adoption by small law firms is being held back by cost, uncertainty – both in what they need and what can meet their needs – and a reluctance to invest in systems that quickly become outdated or non-compliant, according to research from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Possible solutions included guidance on choosing technology and networking opportunities to learn about new technologies, as well as access to third-party support and funding.
Law Society warns SRA to avoid “knee-jerk responses” on ethics

1 week ago | legalfutures.co.uk | Nick Hilborne

The Law Society has advised the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) against “knee-jerk responses” in attempting to tackle the issue of ethical standards in the profession. The society said there was “a danger in placing too much emphasis on high-profile but exceptional incidents”, such as the Post Office scandal and the question of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs).
'Work hard, play hard' solicitor suspended for groping colleagues

1 week ago | legalfutures.co.uk | Neil Rose

A male solicitor caught up in a ‘work hard, play hard’ culture at the London office of a US law firm has been suspended for a year for two instances of sexually touching female colleagues. At the same time, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) cleared Lewis Brady, 33, of seven other allegations of inappropriate touching. Mr Brady, who qualified in 2017, worked at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe.
Law firm awarded £4.2m over PPI claims lost by JV partner

1 week ago | legalfutures.co.uk | Neil Rose

A law firm specialising in PPI claims has been awarded £4.2m in damages for thousands of cases that failed because of its joint venture partner. His Honour Judge Johns KC found there was a 72.5% chance that the claims would have succeeded had they been properly handled by Momenta Holdings (PPI) Ltd.