Nick Hilborne

More than 5,000 people with motor finance claims can use “multi-claimant” or omnibus claim forms and do not have to file them separately, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday.

Clients receiving free consumer legal advice from agencies funded by the Access to Justice Foundation (ATJF) recover £10.40 in direct financial benefit for every pound invested, a report has found.

As the country prepares for this weekend’s World Cup clash, lawyers have another reason to celebrate the beautiful game – research shows that the Football Association is among the 50 most litigious parties in the High Court in recent times and that sports generally is good business for litigators.

A barrister convicted of drink driving before the pandemic and twice convicted of driving while disqualified five years later has been disbarred.

Listed law firm Knights yesterday reported a “return to organic growth” in its last financial year as part of a 28% bump in revenues to almost £208m.

A majority of clients believe that they should keep interest earned on client accounts, research for the Legal Services Consumer Panel has found.

Lawyers and other professionals can be sued for negligence for failing to use AI, according to the latest legal statement from the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce.

Law firms arranging or using third-party litigation funding for consumer claims will have to tell the SRA about it, under plans unveiled today.

The Legal Services Board will focus “more sharply on fewer but more clearly defined priorities” in a three-year strategy to be launched later this year.

Confidence among home movers about sharing information digitally – and indeed in the home-buying process improving – is growing strongly, research has found.