14 May 2026
Indemnity costs ordered over threat to report solicitors to SRA
A company has been ordered to pay indemnity costs because of its solicitors’ misuse of criminal contempt proceedings and threats to report their opposition to the SRA.
14 May 2026
PE-backed law firm deals in Midlands, Manchester – and Reykjavík
Private equity-backed Fletchers Group has announced its third acquisition in less than a month by taking on the clinical negligence and Court of Protection teams of a leading Midlands firm.
14 May 2026
Tribunal clears law clinic solicitor of trying to mislead employer
An immigration solicitor has been cleared of misleading her employer over her conduct of an asylum case after a three-day Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hearing.
14 May 2026
King’s Speech: No litigation funding, SLAPPs or AML reform
The King’s Speech yesterday was notable as much for what was not in it as what was, with significant omissions including the promised litigation funding bill.
