Legal regulators’ Post Office probes “could fail” due to lack of powers
The Horizon Compensation Advisory Board has expressed concern about the powers of legal regulators to investigate the lawyers involved in the Post Office Horizon scandal.
Sports law firm eyes expansion after taking private equity
Manchester practice Centrefield has become the latest to accept private equity backing. We also report on more traditional M&A deals.
Solicitor who practised for over a year without insurance struck off
A sole practitioner who practised for over a year without professional indemnity insurance has been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
Small firms, sole practitioners and conveyancers heap pressure on SRA
The SME & Boutique Law Firm Alliance wants to press ahead with a vote of no confidence in the SRA board, while the Sole Practitioners Group has started a petition.
Row over vote of no confidence in SRA to rumble on after AGM
The question of whether solicitors should hold a vote of no confidence in the board of the SRA remains up in the air following the Law Society AGM.
Larger law firms cool on mergers and private equity
The leaders of larger law firms are less keen to grow through mergers or by taking private equity investment – but acquisitions are more on their radar.
Keeping up with the Bar – Law Society removes cap on president’s pay
Solicitors yesterday voted to end the cap on the Law Society president’s pay at the salary of a district judge, given that the chair of the Bar Council’s pay is pegged to that of a High Court judge.
Cyber criminals taking “commercial approach” to attacks on law firms
A group of cyber criminals that specialises in attacks on law firms is taking a “commercial-style approach” to managing victims, with “a structured sequence of negotiation and monetisation”.
Head of CPS and health regulator named new SRA chair
Caroline Corby, the chair of both the Crown Prosecution Service and the Professional Standards Authority, has been named new chair of the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Law Society puts recruitment at heart of small firm manifesto
Funding for solicitor apprenticeships at SME law firms should be available regardless of age to help tackle the recruitment problems many are facing.
