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Reports of bogus law firms hit new high
Tuesday, 24 March 2015More than 700 reports of bogus law firms were made to the Solicitors Regulation Authority in 2014, an annual increase of over 25%, its latest risk update has revealed.
Tags: bogus law firms, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Latest news, Solicitors
Bogus law firm reports up by over 20%, with identity theft to the fore
Thursday, 6 November 2014The number of reports of bogus law firms received by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in the first eight months of this year is up by over 20% on the same period last year, the regulator has said.
Tags: bogus law firms, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
Will Wonga-gate put the morals and ethics back into debt collection?
Friday, 8 August 2014The recent headlines about Wonga, Lloyds and other large institutional organisations using fictitious law firms as a means of ‘upping the ante’ with debtors has really focused minds on the morals and ethics adopted by such organisations.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, bogus law firms, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Blog
MPs quiz banks over bogus law firms
Wednesday, 16 July 2014The row over companies sending letters to customers in debt that falsely appear to be from independent solicitors’ firms, rather than their in-house lawyers, is set to rumble on after the Treasury select committee demanded information from the main high street banks about their activities.
Tags: bogus law firms
Posted in Latest news, Solicitors
Bogus practices and money laundering rise up SRA’s risk register for law firms
Wednesday, 2 July 2014Bogus law firms and money laundering have become two of the biggest current risks to law firms, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) said yesterday, in publishing its 2014 risk outlook.
Tags: bogus law firms, fraud, money laundering, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Latest news, Solicitors
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Whistleblowing guidance for in-house lawyers – a call to arms
In-house lawyers are in a unique position to spot wrongdoing. But reporting it is not just potentially dangerous from a personal point of view.
The importance of benchmarking reports – and lessons on profitability
Regional firms reported the largest revenue growth this year (12%), outpacing their City counterparts. Yet many are not converting that growth into profitability.
Fixed recoverable costs: Sacrificing justice for predictability?
The extended fixed recoverable costs regime is failing to achieve its stated objectives. Instead of promoting fairness and efficiency, the rules are creating anomalies that undermine justice.
