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Lawyers' Liabilities Newsletter | December 2023

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By DAC Beachcroft

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Published 14 December 2023

Overview

This newsletter follows our successful annual solicitors' risks seminar on 8 November, where we welcomed guest speakers Elizabeth Rimmer, CEO of Law Care, Angela Pearson, GC of Ashurst, and James Kerr, Vice President, Bond and Speciality, Travelers UK. In this newsletter, we continue to explore some regulatory trends including AML, sexual misconduct and ESG, the fast moving world of AI and its impact on the profession and we start by looking to the new year and the claim trends expected in 2024 in our first article below.

 

General

What's on the horizon for solicitors' claims?

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Generative AI and the future of the legal profession

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Striking out – what is happening in practice

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Striking the balance: too much or not enough?

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Conflicts of Interest under Conditional Fee Agreements

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Witcomb v Keith Park Solicitors - S14A 'Knowledge' in Professional Negligence Claims

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Regulatory

Sexual misconduct and toxic workplaces – firms must now take steps to address their regulatory obligations

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Climate change governance and the risks associated with greenwashing

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You have been warned – failure to comply with money laundering regulations will result in significant fines

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