Legal News

SRA moves to take unlimited fining power for economic crime

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has finally sought permission to activate its power to issue unlimited fines in cases involving economic crime.

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SRA: Tribunal shortcomings and record reports about solicitors

One in five contested cases before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal last year did not lead to a conviction, by far the highest in recent years.

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Hammer home rules of embargoed judgments to clients, lawyers told

Lawyers need to explain to their clients, “even more clearly and fully than they already do”, what they can and cannot do with embargoed judgments, the High Court has warned.

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Non-solicitors sanctioned for sickies and intercepting post

An apprentice solicitor and a paralegal have been sanctioned for pulling sickies to hide an arrest and an employment tribunal hearing respectively.

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SRA supervision and AI: what firms will be asked to prove

AI intensifies scrutiny of whether firms can demonstrate that they were in control of the systems through which legal services were delivered.


How ELD NextGen will improve employers’ liability tracing

The Employers’ Liability Tracing Office is continuing work towards the launch of ELD NextGen, the next generation of the employers’ liability database, in early 2027.


Fifteen years on: Lessons from ABS reform

Fifteen years ago this month saw the very first alternative business structure. At the time, the prospect of non-lawyers owning law firms was dubbed ‘Tesco Law’.