Requested CCTV footage A solicitor has been found guilty of impersonating a police officer to obtain CCTV footage of his ex-girlfriend while she was dining at Nando’s. Conor Johnstone, director of MAJ Law, is a motoring specialist solicitor who calls…
Apologises The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has admitted putting hallucinated case law in front of the High Court, after a judge found that two of the authorities it relied on in an extradition appeal were “non-existent”. Mr Justice Sweeting made…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Freshfields culls partners after pay shake-up [Financial Times] (£) I’ve never seen a judge so angry as in Prince Harry v the Mail [The Times] (£) 50 Cent…
Taskforce warning Lawyers who fail to use artificial intelligence (AI) could find themselves on the wrong end of a negligence claim, according to a new legal statement from the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT). Published this week, the taskforce’s Legal Statement…
Judge with AI-background appointed to top judicial post Sir Colin Birss A senior judge with a background in artificial intelligence (AI) has been named as the next Master of the Rolls. His Majesty King Charles III has approved the appointment…
Financial watchdog takes action A City solicitor has been charged with five counts of insider dealing after allegedly using confidential information gained through his job to trade shares in a maternity wear company. Richard Bloomfield, 38, faces the charges from…
What happens when two become one? Law firm mergers are often presented as a neat equation: bigger platform, bigger clients, bigger profits. But behind the slick press releases and carefully worded announcements, the reality of combining two major firms is…
Hype or threat? Junior lawyers have been airing their anxieties about artificial intelligence (AI) online, with the responses suggesting the profession is nowhere near agreement on whether the tech is a genuine threat to legal careers as we know them…
AI bubble indicator? Harvey Specter has sat down with a top Magic Circle lawyer to discuss how he uses AI in his day-to-day work, begging the question: where does the world of legal AI marketing go from here? The interview,…
Funds restoration project Womble Bond Dickinson has introduced a £300 charge on business class flights taken by its lawyers and staff, with the funds raised going towards restoring native oyster populations along the south coast. The firm’s latest responsible business…