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Solicitor jailed for stealing from hundreds of clients struck off
A conveyancing solicitor jailed for 30 months after defrauding a Hereford law firm out of at least £161,000 has now been struck off.
CAT bets on £25 payout appealing to car delivery class members
Payouts from the car delivery charges collective action will start at £25, with consumers and businesses set to receive up to £56m of the £93m total settlement.
SRA privilege ruling may be problem for solicitors under investigation
This week’s Carter-Ruck ruling could be bad news for some solicitors under investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, experts have warned.
Pogust Goodhead to change name as founder blasts case against clients
Class action law firm Pogust Goodhead is to change its name after Harris Pogust demanded it do so and Thomas Goodhead turned up on the other side of its landmark Mariana Dam case.
Solicitor struck off for dishonesty fails in second bid to return to roll
The SDT has rejected a second application to return to the roll from a solicitor struck off for dishonesty, less than a year after it dismissed his first.
“Widespread ignorance” of availability of free advice
The public is largely ignorant of how to access independent advice organisations and only a quarter realise they are free, according to new research.
Elderly client “did not understand” change solicitor made to will
A judge has criticised a solicitor who failed to ensure that an elderly testator with Parkinson’s disease understood a change made to his instructions.
Client must pay solicitor £9,500 over defamatory Google review
The High Court has ordered a former client to pay a solicitor £9,500 for posting a defamatory review on Google describing him as “a fraudster” who “rips you off”.
Paralegal called in sick when actually facing Crown Court trial
A paralegal who was convicted of a public order offence and lied to her employer about why she was not in work that day has been banned from the profession.
Mayson: Collapse of PM Law “predictable outcome of outdated regulation”
The collapse of PM Law was the “predictable outcome of a regulatory architecture built for a different market and a different time”, Professor Stephen Mayson has argued.
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How ELD NextGen will improve employers’ liability tracing
The Employers’ Liability Tracing Office is continuing work towards the launch of ELD NextGen, the next generation of the employers’ liability database, in early 2027.
Fifteen years on: Lessons from ABS reform
Fifteen years ago this month saw the very first alternative business structure. At the time, the prospect of non-lawyers owning law firms was dubbed ‘Tesco Law’.
Hybrid working and client money controls – be aware of the risks
For legal finance teams, remote working has changed how information moves, how approvals are obtained and how colleagues communicate.
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