Murdochs Solicitors ranked as leading firm for Professional Discipline in Chambers & Partners UK 2014

November 1, 2013By Barney MillerArticles, News, Solicitors' Regulation

Chambers & Partners UK released their 2014 rankings this week, Murdochs maintaining its ranking as a leading firm in Professional Discipline. Andrew Blatt was ranked as a leading individual and Robert Forman an Associate to Watch. Chambers said the following about Murdochs :- Strong solicitors’ discipline practice, routinely appearing before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. Strengths (Quotes … Read More

How should the SRA respond to Co-Op Legal Services’ £3.4m losses?

September 23, 2013By Barney MillerArticles, Solicitors' Regulation

This article first appeared on Lexis Nexis PSL on 18th September 2013 Practice Compliance analysis: Is the loss suffered by the Cooperative Legal Services Ltd (CLS) in the first half of 2013 a significant indicator of the state of the deregulated legal market? Robert Forman, senior associate at Murdochs Solicitors, considers the issues. What prompts … Read More

Solicitors Professional Regulation : SRA gives green light to client inducements

July 12, 2013By Barney MillerArticles, Solicitors' Regulation

This article first appeared on Lexis PSL in July 2013. Robert Forman was interviewed by Duncan Wood at Lexis Nexis What are inducements? Firms looking to get a leading edge on their competitors have been offering gifts such as £250 cashback, an iPad or shopping vouchers to attract clients’ business, usually, their personal injury claims. … Read More

Murdochs Solicitors awarded title of UK Professional Discipline & Regulation Law Firm of the Year 2013

June 4, 2013By Barney MillerNews, Solicitors' Regulation

Murdochs recognised for its expertise in the field of UK Professional Discipline & Regulation by ACQ Global Awards 2013. ACQ have issued the following press release :- London, June, 2013 – ACQ, a premier global M&A magazine, is proud to release the results of its ACQ Global Awards 2013 sponsored by Merrill DataSite, taking the … Read More

Legal Professional Indemnity Insurance and Unrated Insurers – PII – Ignorance is not bliss

April 22, 2013By Barney MillerSolicitors' Regulation

New article by Robert Forman first published by Lexis PSL on 18th April 2013 on professional indemnity insurance in the legal market and the problem of unrated insurers.   PII – Ignorance is not bliss Practice Compliance analysis: What are the concerns about the current approach to professional indemnity insurance (PII)? Robert Forman, senior associate … Read More

The importance of specialist representation in SRA investigations and at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

April 18, 2013By Barney MillerSolicitors' Regulation

In these difficult economic times solicitors being investigated or prosecuted by the Solicitors Regulation Authority may be tempted to self-represent or rely on that trusted colleague for pro-bono representation, but as their career and reputation are at stake this is likely to be a false economy. A Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal specialist understands the nuances of … Read More