Legal News

Solicitor who abandoned firm suspended for 18 months

A personal injury solicitor who abandoned his firm whilst struggling with health issues and addiction – leaving it to be run by his office manager – has been suspended.

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Legal Aid Agency urged to remove “publicly shamed” board member

Lawyers for Dr Susan Gilby in her landmark whistleblowing claim have called on the Legal Aid Agency to remove one of its board members for the role he played in targeting her.

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Conveyancers create new initiative to speed up homebuying

A group of conveyancers have joined forces to create a new initiative aimed at solving practical issues that “clog” the conveyancing process.

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Record year for insolvency litigation funder Manolete

Manolete, the listed insolvency litigation funder, said has set out an ambitious growth plan after its latest financial results confirmed a record year in three key areas of the business.

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Beyond PCP: Can regulators and lawyers work better together next time?

Nearly a decade after the Financial Conduct Authority began investigating the car finance industry, the story of the PCP commission scandal is still unfinished.


Accountability has to live within governance, not with one person

The assumption has long been that a COLP or COFA is personally exposed to the consequences of anti-money laundering breaches.


The SRA’s client money reforms: good intentions, questionable execution

On the face of it, the SRA’s plans to tighten protections around client money sounds sensible. The detail, as ever, tells a more complicated story.