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Fee-earner found in contempt over documents taken from law firm
A fee-earner who has not complied with a court order to return documents taken from his former law firm has been handed a four-month suspended jail sentence for contempt.
SRA lays out scale of Post Office investigations
The Solicitors Regulation Authority revealed yesterday that it has more than 20 live investigations into solicitors and law firms involved in the Post Office scandal.
Senior legal managers speak out on menopause challenges
Women with senior management roles in the legal world have spoken out on how the menopause has affected them in the workplace in a bid to build a new movement.
Ban for office manager who used client money to prop up firm
The SRA has imposed a control order on a law firm’s office manager who took money from client account to pay wages and “prop” up the practice.
Solicitor fired after announcing pregnancy awarded £26k damages
A solicitor has been awarded damages of £26,475 after her law firm withdrew an offer of promotion and four weeks later summarily dismissed her because she was pregnant
New TA6 form “a business opportunity” for conveyancers
One of the solicitors responsible for the controverisal new version of the Law Society’s TA6 conveyancing form has described it as a “business opportunity” and added that he “cannot wait to use it”.
Vos: AI will redefine contours of professional negligence
Professional negligence lawyers need to grapple with the question of whether it is negligent to use – or not to use – artificial intelligence, the Master of the Rolls has said.
Criminal practitioners receive best ratings in online reviews
Criminal law is the legal specialism most appreciated by clients in online reviews, new research has found, while firms in Leicester are highest rated, and those in Wrexham lowest.
Law firms “could switch regulator” to evade financial mis-selling fee cap
Law firms have been told that moves to switch regulators to avoid fee caps being introduced for handling financial services mis-selling claims will be closely monitored.
Private equity-owned law firms progress acquisition strategies
One private equity-owned law firm has unveiled its latest acquisition, while another has announced a re-financing deal so it can buy more firms.
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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.
