Non-solicitor fee-earners sanctioned for creating false letters
Non-solicitor fee-earners at two law firms who created fake letters – one for his own direct benefit – have been sanctioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
SRA pushes for lay majorities on disciplinary panels
Panels sitting in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal should have a lay majority under a new regime where the civil standard of proof applies, the SRA has argued.
Gordon Dadds eyes merger to create largest listed firm
Gordon Dadds Group is in talks with top-50 City firm Ince & Co to create what would be the largest listed law firm. It is a significantly bigger deal than Gordon Dadds has been targeting.
Chambers to adopt name of female barrister pioneer
The first set to be named after a woman in the history of the Bar is to honour one of the first two female King’s Counsel, as they then were, it has emerged.
London firm sanctioned for breach of undertaking
A London law firm that breached an undertaking given during a property transaction – in part because of a recalcitrant client – has been rebuked and fined £2,000.
Supreme Court judge: Access to justice “under threat”
The government is indirectly “dismantling” legal aid, and putting access to justice under threat, by setting unsustainably low fee levels for lawyers, a Supreme Court justice has argued.
Solicitor fined over actions when receiving legacies from clients
An experienced solicitor has been fined £7,500 over misconduct in relation to clients who left him gifts in their wills, including a house that later sold for £478,000.
Supreme Court rejects appeal over law firm negligence claim
The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal against a ruling that blocked a negligence action against London law firm Forsters.
BSB urged to take over ‘fit and proper person’ tests from inns
The Bar Standards Board has been urged to take control from the Inns of Court of deciding whether someone is ‘fit and proper’ to be called to the Bar.
Exclusive: Top chambers eyes up PI small claims service
One of the country’s leading personal injury sets is planning to offer litigants in person a new way to obtain legal advice once the government increases the small claims limit.
