Blog
From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
2 December 2022
Baseless complaints: beware disclosure
The furore surrounding the Bar Standards Board’s closure of a complaint made against Dinah Rose KC raises a critically important issue for consideration by practitioners who, following an accusation of wrongdoing, are subsequently informed that the complaint was baseless (or at least not sufficient to cross the threshold for investigation).
29 November 2022
SRA issues Warning Notice on Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation
Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) are legal actions that are taken not necessarily with the goal of winning in court, but which instead aim to intimidate, to induce fear, to tire and consume the financial and psychological resources of the target.
2 November 2022
Culture matters: a new era for law firm risk management
Jessica Clay, Iain Miller, and Lucinda Soon are delighted to have contributed a chapter in the new title by Globe Law and Business “Risk Management in Law Firms”, published in October 2022. The chapter, republished here, discusses the SRA’s increased spotlight on ethical culture in law firms, its origins and evolution through the years, where we are now, and what is on the horizon.
6 October 2022
The Court reaffirms why it plays a vital role in critically analysing the need for interim orders
An extension to an interim order of conditions made in the public interest on the registration of a doctor acquitted of a rape failed the test of likelihood of serious damage to public confidence in the medical profession and was disproportionate where there was no connection between the allegation under investigation and the doctor's clinical practice
22 September 2022
Equity is less important than consistency in new fines scheme
The SRA is trying to lift penalties on traditional firms and solicitors but may be missing the mark. Senior figures at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have long held the view that the level of fines imposed on large law firms and their partners is too small.
