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Nearly half of staff at the Bar Standards Board are now from ethnic minority backgrounds but it is looking at targets to improve the diversity of its management.

The income of equity partners at law firms increased by 42% in the five tax years to 2022/23, more than twice as fast as barristers and that of the rest of the UK workforce.

A recorder who had sex in his judicial chambers over 15 years ago has been given a formal warning for misconduct.

The Financial Conduct Authority has been urged to rethink its advice to consumers using law firms in motor finance claims after research showed how many have already signed up.

The final quarter of 2024 saw an all-time high in quarterly applications to block probate in England and Wales, research has found.

An estate planning consultant at Co-operative Legal Services who falsely confirmed that he had witnessed the signatures on a lasting power of attorney has been banned.

Private equity in the law expanded to Sweden yesterday with the launch of AGRD Partners, a new group formed by six firms and backed by a Nordic investment house.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority yesterday shut down two law firms – including a nine-partner practice in Yorkshire – due to the suspected dishonesty of a solicitor.

The Association of Consumer Support Organisations is looking to sue Amazon on behalf of more than 45m consumers who bought products on its website from third-party sellers.

Listed law firm Knights has undertaken yet another acquisition to mark its first entry into Wales, as well as announcing the recruitment of four partners for the Cardiff office.