by Sarah Haynes | Oct 1, 2025 | Article, Litigation
The High Court decision on 16/9/25 (Julia Mazu & Ors v Charles Russell Speechleys LLP) has caused some concern amongst litigation firms, particularly those carrying out high volume litigation using unqualified staff. At first blush it could be quite a bombshell...
by Sarah Haynes | Sep 4, 2025 | Article
The UK’s new failure to prevent fraud offence is now in force, and it represents one of the most significant compliance challenges organisations have faced in recent years. From 1 September 2025, large companies are automatically liable if an employee, agent or...
by Sarah Haynes | Sep 3, 2025 | Article
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has now written to all firms “active in the high-volume claims sector,” requiring the Managing Partner to complete a mandatory declaration confirming they understand and are following the SRA’s rules in this area. The deadline...
by Sarah Haynes | Jul 24, 2025 | Article
The UK government has this month published its latest National Risk Assessment (NRA) of money laundering and terrorist financing risks. For most firms, the takeaway is simple: the overall picture hasn’t dramatically changed. But there are some subtle shifts, new areas...
by Sarah Haynes | Jul 17, 2025 | Article
Do all law firms need an AI policy? Even if their staff are not using it (to the firm’s knowledge at least!)? Perhaps surprisingly given our line of work, we loathe writing policies just for the sake of it. Recently though it feels like the AI warning signs are...
