Barrister reprimanded for buying and supplying cannabis
A barrister found to have bought and supplied cannabis has been reprimanded and fined by the Bar Standards Board.
Report calls for crackdown on unqualified immigration advisers
Regulators must tighten their rules on training and supervision of unqualified immigration advisers, a major report has recommended. It also called for limits on the introduction of virtual trials.
Personal injury partner struck off for fraudulent claims
A partner who allowed staff to pursue fraudulent personal injury claims and presided over a system that treated CMCs “as if they were the actual client” has been struck off.
Home owners “do not trust” law firms referred by estate agents
A significant proportion of home owners do not trust the law firms they are referred to by estate agents, a survey has found.
BSB and Bar Council warn about risks of online barrister reviews
The Bar Standards Board has warned consumers about the risks of choosing a barrister based on online reviews.
Which? among eight unregulated businesses granted SRA waivers
Consumer group Which? and a company that helps parents find childcare solutions are among the eight unregulated businesses that have been granted SRA Innovation Space waivers.
Solicitors are now “dairy farmers” of PI market as numbers fall
The number of law firms specialising in personal injury work has fallen by 10% over the past two years, with one practitioner describing solicitors now as the “dairy farmers” of the market due to their declining influence.
Independent barristers “better quality” than other criminal advocates, say judges
The standard of criminal advocacy is “generally competent”, but that of solicitor-advocates and in-house barristers is inferior to the self-employed Bar, research among judges has found.
Slater & Gordon sanctioned for both sides of Quindell due diligence
Slater & Gordon has been rebuked and handed a record fine of £80,000 for an alternative business structure for inspecting confidential client data during the Quindell deal.
Solicitor who fabricated letter in “panic” avoids strike-off
A solicitor has been suspended from practice despite admitting to dishonestly fabricating a backdated letter to persuade the Solicitors Regulation Authority that she had sent it the previous year.
