Ince launches client onboarding solution for estate agents
Listed law firm Ince has launched a product to help estate agents onboard clients in a way that meets the demands of anti-money laundering regulations.
Ban for accountant jailed over £400k theft from major City law firm
A management accountant jailed for stealing £400,000 from a major City law firm over six years has now been banned from working in the legal profession.
Solicitor paid away £290k of sale proceeds after falling for email fraud
A veteran solicitor who was tricked by an email fraud to pay out £290,000 in proceeds from a conveyancing transaction to a third party has been fined £10,000.
Covid hits revenue and profits at Co-op Legal Services
Revenue and profits at Co-operative Legal Services fell as a result of coronavirus but case volumes grew during last year, its annual results have shown.
Petition calls for SRA to allow unsolicited approaches online
A solicitor has begun a petition urging the Solicitors Regulation Authority to allow firms to make unsolicited approaches to consumers online, saying the blanket ban goes too far.
Bristol and Bath region targets growing lawtech role
There is a “growing cluster” of lawtech businesses in the Bristol and Bath area, along with hundreds of lawtech and innovation roles, with the chance to build on this significantly, new research has found.
No TUPE protection for staff after firm’s owner made bankrupt
There was no protection for staff under the TUPE after the sole owner of a law firm was made bankrupt and the practice taken over, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled.
Wellbeing a “global problem” with severe effects on some lawyers
Lawyer wellbeing is “a cause for global concern”, with levels of wellbeing below the average in every part of the globe, the first survey of its kind has found.
“No evidence” of worse outcomes from unregulated firms
There is “no conclusive evidence” to show that consumers who use unregulated services obtain worse outcomes than those using regulated firms, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has said.
Law firm’s virtual careers event attracts 7,000 teenagers
A law firm has attracted over 7,000 teenagers to the first day of a virtual careers event, in partnership with a young entrepreneur who set up a recruitment business while studying for his A-levels.
