Compliance & Regulation
SRA outlines further tightening of complaints-handling rules
New rules requiring law firms to give clients a timeline for resolving complaints they have made, and provide regular updates, have been proposed by the SRA.
KC wins appeal against disbarment over Oxford University lie
The High Court has overturned the disbarment of a barrister who lied in an interview and on a CV 13 years ago that he had attended Oxford University.
Solicitor suspended for offensive comments and bottom pinching
A former partner at a City law firm has been suspended for a year after he made antisemitic, racist and sexualised comments to junior colleagues.
PM Law’s finance chief disqualified over missing client money
The longstanding HOFA at PM Law was involved in moving money from its client accounts and then fabricated the bank balances.
KC to face contempt hearing over closing speech
The KC accused of not following court directions in his closing speech on behalf of a Palestine Action activist is to face contempt proceedings.
Partner transferred £700,000 to client “to avoid negligence claim”
A former partner in a London law firm transferred almost £700,000 of his own money to a client company to avoid a negligence claim.
Don’t kick transparency rules into long grass, SRA told
The Solicitors Regulation Authority must publish a timeline setting out when it will resume work on the transparency rules for law firms.
Law firm COFA barred for transferring funds from client account
The COFA of an eight-office Home Counties law firm shut down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority earlier this year has been barred from the profession.
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.
Solicitor used client money to keep within overdraft
A veteran solicitor who admitted billing clients for work he had not done to avoid his firm exceeding its overdraft has been struck off.
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Why upfront information could transform the home buying
The success of upfront property information will depend on more than simply making the information available.
AI risk: What law firms must now demand from vendors
AI systems ingest, transform, infer and generate. Treating them as equivalent to document storage or workflow tools is a category error.
Why mid-sized firms are the most interesting story in UK legal right now
Mid-sized law firms are facing a set of decisions about structure, technology and growth that will define where they sit in the market for the next decade.
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