Legal News

Legal Services Board formally issues SRA with censure over SSB

The Legal Services Board has today finally issued the formal public censure of the SRA for its failure to protect consumers affected by the collapse of SSB Group.

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Mazur: Court refuses CILEX Fellow exemption to conduct litigation

A circuit judge has refused to grant a highly experienced chartered legal executive an exemption that would allow her to conduct a family law case.

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SRA shuts down eight-office Home Counties law firm

An eight-office Home Counties law firm – operating under seven different names – was closed down yesterday by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

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PE-backed Midlands law firm makes first acquisition

The law firm at the centre of Adeptio Law Group – created in late 2024 by private equity firm Horizon Capital to enact a ‘buy and build’ strategy – has made its first acquisition.

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The new leaders of law

Where once many law firm owners remained technology sceptics, a growing number are now shaped by leaders who are digitally fluent and commercially oriented.


Managing lock-up, cash flow and billing inefficiencies better

If law firms view lock-up, cash flow and billing processes as key indicators of financial performance – and therefore risk – they can identify problems early.


Ethical standards to protect the public

The recent BBC Panorama episode on solicitors acting for the Post Office highlighted how some lawyers can lose sight of their role to uphold the rule of law and the public interest.