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Legal Services Board “may need more money and staff” to do its job
The Legal Services Consumer Panel has questioned whether the Legal Services Board is “sufficiently resourced and structured” to oversee regulation of the sector.
Legal Services Board formally issues SRA with censure over SSB
The Legal Services Board has today finally issued the formal public censure of the SRA for its failure to protect consumers affected by the collapse of SSB Group.
Mazur: Court refuses CILEX Fellow exemption to conduct litigation
A circuit judge has refused to grant a highly experienced chartered legal executive an exemption that would allow her to conduct a family law case.
SRA shuts down eight-office Home Counties law firm
An eight-office Home Counties law firm – operating under seven different names – was closed down yesterday by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
PE-backed Midlands law firm makes first acquisition
The law firm at the centre of Adeptio Law Group – created in late 2024 by private equity firm Horizon Capital to enact a ‘buy and build’ strategy – has made its first acquisition.
Regulators told to be tougher with AML disciplinary action
Some legal and accountancy regulators are not undertaking “sufficiently dissuasive disciplinary measures” over non-compliance with AML rules, their oversight body has warned.
Appeal judges reject challenge to law firm negligence ruling
The Court of Appeal has rejected a challenge to a High Court ruling that a law firm was not negligent in its advice to settle £2m of claims.
Dual-qualified barrister who misled High Court is disbarred
A Bar disciplinary tribunal has ordered that a dual-qualified barrister, who misled the High Court as a solicitor, should be disbarred.
Exclusive: Ex-SSB clients settle claims against firm’s insurer
Around 130 former clients of SSB Law have settled their negligence claims against the collapsed law firm’s insurer, their solicitor has revealed.
ABS’s network aims to fill gap in market for overseas legal advice
An ABS set up by an ex-Premier League footballer has launched a network to provide UK law firms with access to “trusted” legal advice from lawyers in other countries.
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AI risk: What law firms must now demand from vendors
AI systems ingest, transform, infer and generate. Treating them as equivalent to document storage or workflow tools is a category error.
Why mid-sized firms are the most interesting story in UK legal right now
Mid-sized law firms are facing a set of decisions about structure, technology and growth that will define where they sit in the market for the next decade.
Don’t be fooled by the civil court statistics
The latest civil justice figures look deceptively upbeat, with faster claims. But these numbers mask a deeper truth: people are still waiting more than a year for justice.
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