Professional indemnity insurance costs
Insurance Times reports on growing demands that insurers reform their approach to solicitors’ professional indemnity (PII) insurance.
Law Society President Lubna Shuja said: “The high cost of PI insurance is an ongoing concern for our members.
“It is especially unwelcome given the effect of inflation on the costs of other parts of their business and small firms working in high-risk areas have been particularly badly affected.
“We understand that the insurance industry is also facing pressures at this time, but making small changes could be mutually beneficial.”
Compulsory purchase laws
The Law Society is mentioned in a Local Government Lawyer report on the Law Commission announcing it will launch a review of the legislation governing compulsory purchase.
Lord of the Bins vs Lord of the Rings
Giles Parsons, a member of our Intellectual Property Committee, spoke to BBC Radio Gloucestershire (from 2:23:47) about a case in which a local refuse company is being sued by the owners of the Lord of the Rings franchise.
Immigration lawyers
Jonathan Goldsmith, chair of the Law Society’s Policy & Regulatory Affairs Committee, writes in the Gazette of the rising importance of immigration lawyers, as the government seeks to adopt more restrictive policies.
Also worth a read:
- LSB is criticised for neglecting issues facing hard-up consumers - Gazette
- Lord Chief Justice novel approach to clearing the court backlog – Standard
- Met policer officer sentenced to minimum of 30 years in jail - BBC
- McDonalds signs equalities contracts - Times (£)
- Victims speak out after Gary Glitter’s early prison release - Guardian