The Solicitors Regulation Authority has levied fines totalling £550,000 in the past three months on law firms that breached basic anti-money laundering rules. The post SRA hands out £550k in…
A solicitor was “quite wrong” to advise his client to make a covert recording of testing undertaken by their opponent’s medical expert, the High Court has ruled. The post Solicitor…
The Bar Council and Bar Standards Board are looking to increase the cost of practising for barristers by 4% in the coming year, with a new band for those earning…
From catastrophic firm collapses to endemic compliance failures, the evidence is mounting that the current multi-regulator model is fundamentally broken. The post The case for a single legal services regulator:…
The future of investment in the law will be more patient, minority investors who would appeal to the top 50 law firms, which to date have shown little interest in…
The level of death threats, intimidation and physical violence faced by solicitors has “significantly increased” and extends across a wide range of practice areas, the Law Society has warned. The…
There has been a 24% spike in reports about barristers to their regulator this year, according to new figures from the Bar Standards Board. The post Reports to BSB about…
Safeguarding the wellbeing of those facing enforcement action should be part of legal regulators’ duty to support equality and diversity, the Legal Services Board said yesterday. The post LSB sets…
Temple Legal Protection has been awarded Corporate Chartered Insurance Underwriting Agent status by the Chartered Insurance Institute, marking a significant milestone in the company’s history and its position within the…
In the opening episode of series four of the Build Better Habits webinars, Amy Bruce of Osprey Approach, was joined by Simon McCrum and Scott Simmons. The post Beyond the…
By Matthew Stringer, Founder & CEO at Legal Futures Associate Stridon In today’s legal landscape, cyber threats aren’t just persistent, they’re evolving. With 77% of UK law firms reporting an…
Provira is hosting an informative webinar exploring estate liquidity under the new IHT rules and how to protect and support clients in the face of delays, interest and 2027 changes.…
For most law firms, address verification is as simple as asking a client to fill out a form, and sending it back with one or two pieces of evidence –…
As AI-assisted due diligence becomes embedded in law firm work, a sharper question emerges: what happens when the system misses something material? The post AI and due diligence: the SRA’s…
While it is not surprising that private equity is interested in investing in law firms, the real question is why law firms are giving away stakes in their businesses, a…