Compliance & Regulation


‘Work hard, play hard’ solicitor suspended for groping colleagues

20 June 2025

A male solicitor caught up in a ‘work hard, play hard’ culture at the London office of a US law firm has been suspended for a year for two instances of sexually touching female colleagues.


Call for action to help small law firms adopt technology

20 June 2025

Tech adoption by small law firms is being held back by cost, uncertainty and a reluctance to invest in systems that quickly become outdated or non-compliant, according to SRA research.


Law Society warns SRA to avoid “knee-jerk responses” on ethics

20 June 2025

The Law Society has advised the Solicitors Regulation Authority against “knee-jerk responses” in attempting to tackle the issue of ethical standards in the profession.


Axiom Ince now set to cost solicitors £41m

19 June 2025

The collapse of Axiom Ince is now set to cost the solicitors’ profession £41m in payouts from the SRA Compensation Fund, it has emerged.


Number of fines issued by SRA more than doubles in a year

19 June 2025

The Solicitors Regulation Authority issued 173 fines to law firms and individuals in its last financial year, more than twice the number of the previous year.


SRA gives green light to sale of insurer’s law firm

19 June 2025

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has approved the sale of DLG Legal Services – the alternative business structure owned by insurer Direct Line – to Aviva.


Law firm prices have risen ahead of inflation since 2020

18 June 2025

Prices for basic legal services have increased by more than inflation in recent years, while law firms offering fixed costs are significantly cheaper than those giving estimates.


Reynolds avoids SRA action – unless he calls himself a solicitor again

18 June 2025

The SRA has decided not to take action over business secretary Jonathan Reynolds calling himself a solicitor – but warned him of possible prosecution should he do it again.


Solicitor fails in challenge to judge’s finding of “indefensible” conduct

17 June 2025

The Court of Appeal has rejected a solicitor’s challenge to judicial criticism of his “indefensible” conduct, motivated by money, in using leaked privileged material to help win an arbitration.


Unethical behaviour by barristers “more limited and nuanced”

17 June 2025

The evidence of unethical behaviour by barristers is “more limited and nuanced” than that relating to other lawyers, the Bar Council has said.

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