Solicitor instructed and paid by clients without telling firm
An immigration solicitor who misappropriated £31,500 of his law firm’s fees by failing to record clients and then pocketing their fees has been struck off.
Manifestly incompetent solicitor fined for role in “secret sale”
A solicitor who facilitated a “secret, snap sale of inheritance property” after which the seller absconded to Morocco with proceeds to which he was not entitled has been fined for missing multiple warning signs.
Home Office “monitoring” immigration lawyers for regulatory breaches
The Home Office is keeping watch on immigration practitioners to ensure they are regulated and not breaching their obligations, it has emerged.
Experts “too quick to dismiss” public concern over use of court data
Senior government officials and others accept there is “meaningful” public concern about the use of data from the justice system, but often suggest the public does not “really understand the system”.
Law firms not providing staff with the wellbeing support they want
Law firms are not responding to employees’ need for support with mental health and wellbeing, while those working flexibly are recording more hours than they did before the pandemic.
Conveyancers keep fee rises below inflation
Average conveyancing fees for house purchases have increased by less than inflation over the past year, with fees for leasehold transactions rising much more quickly, according to new research.
Law firm “colluded” with medics and others to layer PI claim
The Solicitors Regulation Authority should investigate a personal injury firm involved in “layering” a claim with further costs, given evidence that this is a pattern of behaviour..
“Shambolic” solicitor suspended over disorderly closure of firm
A solicitor who ran his law firm in a “shambolic fashion”, taking on more than 100 new cases when it should have been in the process of closing down, has been suspended for three months.
Insurers bid to take mixed injuries argument to Supreme Court
The insurance industry has sought permission to appeal the Court of Appeal ruling on mixed injury claims in the Official Injury Claim portal to the Supreme Court.
High Court rejects solicitor’s appeal against disciplinary findings
A solicitor described by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal as having acted in a seriously inept manner has failed in his appeal against an £8,000 fine to the High Court.
