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A range of acquisitions completed yesterday, with private equity-backed group Lawfront adding a seventh law firm to its stable.

A solicitor who suffered a shocking late-night attack on her property is warning colleagues across the legal sector not to put their home address on Companies House.

The CPS was left without counsel for a serious prosecution after a “failure in communication” between a barrister and the chambers she had recently left.

A High Court judge has been issued with a formal warning for misconduct over significant delays in handing down judgments in two cases – but cleared of using AI in drafting one of them.

A wealth management and tax advice firm is to launch an alternative business structure later this year to create a “fully joined-up advisory platform” for its globally mobile clients.

Private client law firms could see client numbers fall as the court digitisation programme is helping more people submit probate applications themselves.

The information accessed by home buyers and sellers on the internet may be giving them “incorrect expectations” about the timescales or process involved in conveyancing.

The Court of Appeal has overturned the decision in Mazur, holding that an unauthorised person can conduct litigation so long as they are under the supervision of an authorised lawyer.

The Court of Appeal ruling in Mazur is “a victory for CILEX members” but also for access to justice, consumers and the profession, the organisation has declared.

The FCA’s announcement of the redress scheme for motor finance claims has seen lawyers decry the impact on consumers and also predict it will be challenged in court.