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Partner suspended for telling junior solicitor to lie to client
A senior partner who told a newly qualified solicitor to lie in an email to a client has been suspended from practice for nine months.
ICO reprimands law firm after client data ends up on dark web
A law firm that was hacked and had sensitive client data published on the dark web has been reprimanded by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Major investor bails as listed legal business’s woes continue
Struggling listed legal business RBG Holdings suffered another blow last week when its second biggest institutional shareholders sold most of its stake.
University partners with law firms to offer students four-year degree
Liverpool University has joined forces with six law firms in the city to offer students a new four-year ‘Law with a Year in Industry’ degree.
Exclusive: Stowe boss lays out vision with new owner on board
The largest family law firm in the country is to pilot an unbundled service and offer clients more holistic support as part of a move to widen the current offering, its executive chairman has revealed.
PEXA launches initiative to redesign conveyancing process
PEXA, the Australian conveyancing technology giant now operating in the UK, has launched an initiative in West Yorkshire to redesign the home-buying and selling process.
Law firm rebuked for failing to comply with undertaking
A law firm that failed to comply with an undertaking it gave in a conveyancing transaction within a reasonable time has been rebuked by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Shiner’s guilty plea to trigger payments to law firm’s creditors
The liquidator of Public Interest Lawyers will shortly declare a dividend to creditors following the the guilty plea of its disgraced founder, Phil Shiner.
CMA targets seven unregulated wills and divorce providers
The CMA has written to seven unregulated providers of wills and online divorce services, warning them about “aggressive upselling, the refusal of refunds and failing to respond to complaints”.
Costs and staff numbers at Law Society Group on the rise
The size and cost of the Law Society Group – primarily made up of the Law Society representative body and the Solicitors Regulation Authority – continues to rise, its accounts have shown.
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Beyond PCP: Can regulators and lawyers work better together next time?
Nearly a decade after the Financial Conduct Authority began investigating the car finance industry, the story of the PCP commission scandal is still unfinished.
Accountability has to live within governance, not with one person
The assumption has long been that a COLP or COFA is personally exposed to the consequences of anti-money laundering breaches.
The SRA’s client money reforms: good intentions, questionable execution
On the face of it, the SRA’s plans to tighten protections around client money sounds sensible. The detail, as ever, tells a more complicated story.
