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The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s investigation into the former lawyers of Russian warlord Evgeny Prigozhin was “supine”, a leading media lawyer has argued.

The two largest legal regulators – the SRA and BSB – are the only ones to fail their performance assessments over the past year, the Legal Services Board revealed today.

A senior district judge has again attacked credit hire claims, as well as a process-driven approach to bringing them, in a case where he awarded £1,200 for a claim valued at £50,200.

Top US firm Skadden has struck a pre-emptive deal with President Donald Trump to provide at least $100m in pro bono services to avoid facing an executive action like other law firms.

The Ministry of Justice has pledged £6m to the next round of funding for providers of early legal advice, after research reinforced how effective it can be.

The whiplash reforms saved policyholders £31 in premiums in the first three years of their operation, according to figures released yesterday by HM Treasury.

The journalist at the centre of the row over the SRA’s decision not to take action against the former solicitors of a Russian warlord has accused the regulator of shirking its responsibilities.

The UK legal services market grew by 10% to £52bn last year and is heading towards a strong 2025 too, according to new research.

Top family law firm Payne Hicks Beach has expressed itself “pleased but not surprised” by the decision of a high-profile former client to drop her negligence action against it.

The narrow focus of the AML regime on criminality leaves solicitors “free to facilitate and legitimise the flow of corrupt capital while staying within the bounds of the law”, says a major report.