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Four regulators team up to target motor finance law firms and CMCs
Four regulators have joined forces to tackle misleading advertising and inadequate information provided by some law firms and CMCs working on motor finance claims.
SRA ordered to pay £27k costs over “seriously irregular” decision
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been ordered to pay a woman £27,000 in costs after its decision to ban her from working for law firms was quashed.
Reprimand for barrister who swore at probation staff
A barrister who made inappropriate comments to probation staff in a case where he was instructed by the Probation Service has been reprimanded.
LSB brings regulators together to discuss Mazur ruling
The Legal Services Board is convening a meeting of the frontline regulators next week to discuss the continuing fall-out from the Mazur ruling, Legal Futures can reveal.
SDT rejects appeal from banned legal assistant
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has rejected an appeal from a legal assistant banned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority from working for law firms.
Tribunal rejects solicitor’s appeal over failed exam
The First-tier Tribunal has rejected an appeal by a solicitor who failed the exam to become an immigration law adviser and said he should not have had to take it in the first place.
Lawyers call on Law Commission to confirm new crypto approach
A coalition of 11 law firms has called on the Law Commission to confirm a provisional conclusion on the approach courts should take on jurisdiction and crypto-assets.
Mazur: SRA breaks silence and lawyer cites it to justify bill
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has broken its silence on the Mazur case to stress that it has not changed the existing legal position.
Poor mental health rife in the profession, says major study
Six in 10 people working in the law have poor mental wellbeing, while a fifth feel they have been bullied, harassed or discriminated against in the past year.
Jail for “intimidating” litigant in person who abused family judge
A litigant in person who was “extremely abusive” to a district judge in a family case and made “direct threats of physical violence” has been jailed for four months for contempt.
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Strong AML controls are meaningless with incomplete data
One expectation as the FCA takes control of anti-money laundering oversight is a move towards more supervision rather than simply writing new rules.
Navigating the legal AI productivity-profitability paradox
Firms are achieving efficiencies through AI, especially in the practice of law. Yet many are struggling to see that reflected in their financial outcomes
Regulation, growth and access to justice: why legal services need a reset
Well-intentioned consumer protections embedded in the regulation of legal services increasingly act as barriers to innovation, competition and access to justice.
