Compliance & Regulation
Plexus Legal administrators charge more than double original estimate
The administrators of Plexus Legal have now racked up more than £650,000 in fees in less than 18 months, more than twice their original estimate.
SRA waives £120k fine of law firm now in administration
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has waived a £120,000 fine it intended to levy on a law firm because it has now gone into administration.
Local law societies condemn SRA plans for client money
The SRA’s plans to reform consumer protection arrangements are disproportionate, risk undermining public confidence and will not work, the five largest local law societies have warned.
Fined solicitor had “implacable belief” in his AML knowledge
An experienced solicitor who had an “implacable belief that he was right” and so did not think he needed to check anti-money laundering rules has been fined £45,000 for breaching them.
Suspended barrister warns over “innocent conversations about hobbies”
The barrister suspended for two years after showing his photography website to a woman and offering to take unclothed photos of her has said it was “an innocent discussion”.
Proudman: BSB actions have had a “chilling effect” on me
In the second part of our interview with barrister Dr Charlotte Proudman, she discusses her run-ins with the Bar Standards Board, culminating in a disciplinary hearing.
Charlotte Proudman: To create change, you have to put yourself out there
Legal Futures interviews Dr Charlotte Proudman, the outspoken barrister and campaigner who was recently cleared by a Bar disciplinary tribunal.
‘Axiom Ince Five’ set to face trial in February 2027
The five men charged by the Serious Fraud Office with various offences following the collapse of Axiom Ince will stand trial in February 2027.
Two-year suspension for barrister’s inappropriate comments at court
An experienced barrister has been suspended for two years over inappropriate comments and behaviour of a sexual nature while at court.
Legal Services Board has “duty to act” on profession’s diversity
The Legal Services Board not only has “the right to act” to improve diversity in the legal profession, but is under “a duty to act”, its new chief executive has said.
Blog
Why law firms are getting AI supervision wrong
The profession’s response to AI supervision failures misunderstands the nature of LLM output – there needs to be for a shift in the culture.
Beyond the PII premium – rethinking risk
Professional indemnity insurance renewal is often treated as an annual pricing exercise. But it is also a chance to show how effectively you identify, manage and mitigate risk.
The AI governance gap in law firms and why it matters now
A third of law firms are already using AI tools with no formal policy in place to govern how AI gets used, what data goes into it, or who’s accountable when something goes wrong.
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