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Advertising watchdog targets motor CMCs in latest crackdown
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned misleading adverts aimed at victims of car accidents as part of a new crackdown on claims management companies.
MPs: MoJ risks becoming ‘Ministry of Justice (for Certain People)’
The Ministry of Justice should consider changing its name to “the Ministry of Justice (for Certain People)” if it does not take sustainability of legal aid more seriously, MPs have said.
“High trust” legal aid model could cut bureaucracy
A Dutch-style “high trust” model for legal aid could “significantly reduce bureaucracy” for law firms and make it more “economic” for them to do publicly funded work, MPs were told yesterday.
Two more acquisitions for leading PE-backed group
Two of the law firms owned by Lawfront, the largest buy-and-build group backed by private equity, have made their own acquisitions, in our first M&A round-up of the year.
Junior solicitor avoids strike-off after deleting part of handover note
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has decided against striking off a junior solicitor who deleted part of a colleague’s handover note to cover up his failure to do what it said.
Call to tackle low-cost conveyancing as part of home-buying reform
Stronger regulation of the “high-volume, low-value conveyancing sector”, as well as a review of fee structures, is needed as part of home-buying reform, the government has been told.
Professional ethics network to push for “cultural step-change”
A professional ethics network is to be launched in a bid to achieve the “cultural step-change” required to improve standards among lawyers.
Mixed fortunes for Law PLC as Knights leads the way
Law firm consolidator Knights was the best-performing listed legal business last year, with its share price leaping by 70% in 2025, the annual Legal Futures analysis of ‘Law PLC’ has revealed.
Solicitor billed 28 hours a day to maximise bonus
A senior solicitor who recorded an average of 28 hours of work a day over a period of 12 months in a bid to maximise her bonus has been struck off.
FCA goes public with claims company investigation after court battle
The Financial Conduct Authority is investigating The Claims Protection Agency Ltd over its motor finance work, it has emerged after a High Court battle over anonymity.
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What high-performing consumer claims firms get right
Recurring concerns about parts of the volume claims sector show that the gap between well-run firms and those struggling to manage volume effectively is widening.
The SRA’s 2025 AML report: What law firms need to know
The SRA has released its 2024-25 anti-money laundering report and the scale of supervision is striking – it carried out 935 proactive engagements in the year to 5 April 2025.
The managing partner in 2026: skills, security and strategic technology
The legal sector stands at a pivotal moment. The pace of technological change is accelerating, cyber threats are becoming more sophisticated, and client expectations are higher than ever.
