Compliance & Regulation
Accountants doing probate work failing on price transparency
Chartered accountants handling probate work are to face compulsory rules on publishing price and service information after their regulator admitted a voluntary approach had not worked.
Trainee and legal cashier banned for taking money
A trainee solicitor and a legal cashier have each been banned from working for law firms after being found to have taken money from their respective firms.
High Court rejects appeal by struck-off pension scam solicitor
The High Court has rejected an appeal by a solicitor struck off after he “turned a blind eye” to the warning signs of fraud in an early release pension scam.
SRA demands firms declare compliance with transparency rules
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has written to 8,000 law firms to demand a declaration that their websites are compliant with the transparency rules and display its clickable logo.
CA rejects insurer’s aggregation bid in huge law firm fraud
The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision not to aggregate as one the claims a Yorkshire law firm’s indemnity insurer is facing because of a multi-million pound fraud run by one partner.
Trainee solicitor banned from profession for past stalking conviction
A trainee solicitor convicted of stalking nearly five years ago has been banned from working in the legal profession by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Solicitors should offer clients more choice than single barrister
Clients referred to barristers by solicitors were unaware that they had a choice of barrister, “nor did they feel able or equipped to make that choice”, a report for the Bar Standards Board has found.
“A scandal within a scandal”: Call to investigate Post Office lawyers
Researchers have called for an investigation into whether lawyers involved in the Post Office Horizon litigation committed professional misconduct, calling it a “scandal within a scandal”.
Partner who lied to SRA and indemnity insurer is struck off
A partner who lied to the Solicitors Regulation Authority and her indemnity insurer, and allowed her firm to continue trading without insurance, has been struck off.
Solicitor agrees to leave profession over property sale irregularities
A solicitor involved in property transactions where due diligence on clients and funds was severely lacking has agreed to leave the profession rather than face a disciplinary tribunal.
Blog
It’s time for law firms to ask tougher questions
For years, many law firms have treated ID verification as a box-ticking exercise. Run a liveness check, match a face to a document and move on. But that is no longer good enough.
Business fatigue to AI will risk job security
Whilst we know professional learning has always been part of career paths, to hire, retain and keep talent, AI needs to be embedded as a core part of this training.
On good authority? GenAI and the reputational risks to law firms
As GenAI’s influence grows, so do the risks which are already playing out in courtrooms across England and Wales, where some early adopters are setting precedents they would rather not.
