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A solicitor has been cleared of misconduct when acting on the exchange of contracts for an elderly client’s property on the same day he was instructed.

A barrister who has had to argue the Mazur ruling from both sides in recent weeks has highlighted the different approaches courts are taking.

The Legal Services Board has approved a reduced budget for the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal of just over £3m for 2026, a drop of 2.5% from this year.

CILEX has applied for permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal against the Mazur judgment, even though it was not a party to the original case, it announced today.

An employment judge has condemned “unconscionable opportunism” by a Cornish law firm in seeking to “capitalise” on a procedural error by a disabled receptionist.

A well-known Midlands law firm being sold following a pre-pack administration and a huge transatlantic merger lead the way in the latest M&A news.

Peers were last week split on the idea of making limited liability partnerships pay employer-style National Insurance contributions.

The High Court has granted summary judgment to a KC accused of negligence in the way he drafted the particulars of claim against a law firm and a firm of property agents.

A solicitor who provided false information to a loan company in his capacity as a company director has been struck off, as his actions crossed into professional misconduct.

The High Court has comprehensively rejected a law firm’s application for summary judgment brought on the basis that it was not a successor practice for a negligence claim.