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The FCA has promised “robust action” against law firms and CMCs that engage in “sharp practices” around the finalised motor finance compensation scheme.

A law firm owner is suing a former probate executive she employed for defamation over reviews left on two websites, as part of a wider dispute that involves another solicitor.

A barrister has reported herself to the Bar Standards Board after submitting authorities hallucinated by artificial intelligence (AI) to the High Court.

The government is relaxing rules that control the amount of remote client consultations civil legal aid providers can offer, as well as their office opening times.

Conveyancers have let down home buyers by not recognising the risks of coastal erosion and landslides, MPs have said.

A tribunal has found that a law firm did not have its client’s consent to place a restriction on her property in lieu of unpaid fees.

A private equity-backed group of law firms in Sweden has already had interest from UK practices as it looks also to expand across the Nordic region, its chief executive has revealed.

The Legal Ombudsman has been given a budget for its next financial year that it says will not be sufficient to meet its operational or strategic needs.

National law firm Hugh James is acting for former clients of Sandstone Legal, which specialised in financial mis-selling claims, over potential professional negligence action.

An AI-first law firm that is planning to automate much of the conveyancing process – using AI agents clients can speak to – has raised £2m in seed funding ahead of its launch this summer.