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Facilities manager jailed for £1m fraud on law firm
The former facilities manager of a leading US law firm in London has been jailed for six years for committing a £1m fake invoice fraud on the practice.
Court rejects bid to draw listed business into its law firm’s costs dispute
A court has rejected an application for a non-party costs order against listed legal and credit hire business Anexo Group over the work of its subsidiary law firm.
Rule committee warned government over clin neg fixed fee timetable
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee warned the government in July about the difficulty of meeting the timetable for the new regime of fixed costs in low-value clinical negligence cases.
First settlement of opt-out class action set for approval hearing
The first application to settle an opt-out class action since the regime began in 2015 has been lodged with the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Chartered legal executives would have “no role” in running SRA
Chartered legal executives would have “no role” in the governance of the SRA and the way regulation is carried out if they were “subsumed” into the regulator, CILEx Regulation has argued.
Surge of lawyers from Indian sub-continent seeking call to English Bar
The Bar Standards Board has reported a surge of lawyers from the Indian sub-continent seeking to be called to the Bar in England and Wales – even though many have no intention of practising here.
Upfront information takes centre stage in conveyancing “roadmap”
Expanding the amount of mandatory upfront information which must be provided by sellers when a property is marketed is a central part of the “roadmap” for the future of home moving.
City lawyer struck off for child sex offences
A solicitor formerly at City giant Herbert Smith Freehills has been struck off after being jailed for child sex offences but his identity has been kept private.
Campaigning solicitor and barrister trainers launch baby-loss programme
A solicitor campaigning for statutory leave for those suffering baby loss has teamed up with a training company run by barristers to create an online platform to help people returning to work afterwards.
Footballer-turned-solicitor joins forces with non-lawyers to form firm
A footballer-turned-solicitor, estate agent entrepreneur and social housing consultant have joined forces to launch a new law firm in the North-East of England.
Blog
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.
Recruitment, retention and reward in the legal accounts world
Understanding the legal finance market is important – not just for those actively involved in it day-to-day but also for leaders within law firms.
From ‘year zero’ to £6.5m – how a law firm found its second life
In 2018, I hit what I call ‘year zero’. On paper, Olliers Solicitors was a top-tier criminal defence firm but beneath the surface, I could see we were at a crossroads.
