Europe
UK: Solicitor fined £23,000 over ‘sexualised’ song directed at female trainee
The solicitor, who cannot be named and is referred to as Respondent AC, was a partner of the firm when Person A joined as a trainee.
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Supreme Court News
President Akufo Addo Nominates Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as Ghana's Next Chief Justice
Justice Torkornoo, who has been a member of the judiciary for nineteen years, currently serves on the Supreme Court, where she has played a pivotal role for the past four years
DL News
Europe
UK law firm to pay £19k for unfairly dismissing pregnant paralegal
Though Farzana Yasin’s pregnancy was not the primary reason she was let go by Bolton firm Swift Lawyers, it was a factor in the way her redundancy was handled
Legal Futures
General
Ace Anan Ankomah talks about lawyer-clients billing
He mentioned the Retainer; Fixed fee; hourly bill; Capped fees; Contingency fees; Success fee; Discounted charge; blended fees; Volume discount; The secondment; and Value billing.
DL News
Africa
UK: One in 10 judges reports experience of bullying
More than two thirds of all judges who experienced bullying, harassment or discrimination in the past two years did not report it. Only 9% of salaried judges and 9% of fee-paid office holders who did report bullying, harassment or discrimin...
Law Society Gazette
US
Lawyer accused of creating fake clients to get loans and gamble '24/7', claims ex-husband manipulated her
According to the suit, the lawyer allegedly spent $10 million in loans for fake clients to fund a Las Vegas lifestyle for six months.
Business Insider
Courts
Opuni case - To start the trial ‘De Novo’ or not
The state represented by Chief State Attorney, Evelyn Keelson, on March 30, 2023, appearing before a new judge, prayed the court against starting the trial all over again
DL News
US
US: Plastic surgeon charged for murdering missing lawyer
The lawyer, Steven Cozzi, had been missing since last Tuesday, when he disappeared at the law firm where he worked.
Sky News
Tech
Five signs your firm needs to upgrade their case management system
The right case management system software can help your firm stay on top of deadlines, streamline workflows, and provide better client service.
Legal Futures
Tech
How GPT-4 mastered the entire bar exam, and why that matters
Researchers tested GPT-4 on all three portions of the bar exam, and its final score would put it in the 90th percentile of human test-takers—and above the average for actual test-takers of the most recently administered bar exam.
LAW.COM
General
Judge urges lawyers to embrace ADR
The Judicial Service has currently engaged 635 trained mediators, with a least five mediators assigned to each of the present 132 ADR-connected courts, made up of 99 District and 33 Circuit Courts
ADR Daily
Tech
ChatGPT’s cyber-risks are just coming into focus
While it’s probably too soon to grasp the full extent of cybersecurity problems that these tools could pose, it’s likely that such AI chatbots could soon become the latest targets of bad actors
LAW.COM
Africa
Many Nigerians charged with forging nursing credentials in the U.S.
The charge slip asserted that the nurses were discovered after law enforcement agencies busted a job racket syndicate.
Peoples Gazette
Tech
For first time, Colombia judge authorizes hearing of court case in the Metaverse
“The eyeglasses will make you think that one is inside it [the courtroom], interacting with all its elements,” Judge Quiñones Triana is quoted to have said.
DL News
Europe
UK: Solicitor struck off for practising without firm’s knowledge
Scroggs had been working as a self-employed consultant for Bristol firm Neath Raisbeck Golding Law Ltd when, between 2016 and 2018, he operated as a sole practitioner without authorisation.
Law Society Gazette
General
LinkedIn for lawyers: How to build your brand
LinkedIn is seen as a key lead generator by 76% of law firms.
Lawyer Monthly
Tech
Australia’s law schools consider responses to ChatGPT
Their immediate concern is that the AI program, which has been shown to write satisfactory essays and exams, will be used by students to cheat.
LAW.COM
General
Ghanaian-British lawyer among 29 newly appointed Deputy High Court Judges in the UK
As Deputy High Court Judge for a single fixed six-year term, her work will include cases that would otherwise be undertaken by High Court Judges.
DL News
Tech
A US Bankruptcy Court served a subpoena via Twitter. Will this catch on?
US Courts have become creative with their use of social media, in some perhaps unexpected ways - like the service of a subpoena via Twitter
LAW.COM
Europe
UK: Solicitor struck off for impersonating friend to secure NHS prescriptions
Janine Wilkinson pleaded guilty in 2021 to one charge of fraud by false representation and was sentenced to a 12-month community order.
Law Society Gazette