The founder of a City law firm specialising in employment and commercial disputes has described how it declines to pitch for work with clients deemed “controversial or ineligible”. The post…
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has uncovered a “potential fraud” fraud at PM Law – which collapsed suddenly a fortnight ago – and client money is missing, it confirmed today. The…
Anonymous call made with robotic voice A law student has been convicted of making hoax bomb threat to the University of Reading after being expelled, triggering the evacuation of campus…
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Sentenced next month A solicitor has been convicted of stalking after bombarding a court blogger with around 120 emails, voicemails and a birthday gift over a five-month period. District Judge…
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The private equity backer of serious injury law firm Fletchers has committed to another four or five years after announcing a continuation fund transaction. The post Private equity commits to…
A solicitor coroner has been struck off for underplaying the seriousness of a criminal investigation he was facing when reporting it to the Chief Coroner’s Office. The post Coroner struck…
The House of Lords last week backed government plans to expand eligibility to become Crown prosecutors to CILEX lawyers and other non-solicitors and barristers. The post Peers back widening eligibilty…
The Legal Services Board should increase its oversight of the SRA to ensure the failures around Axiom Ince and SSB Group are not repeated, the Law Society has said. The…
Sarah Rapson succeeded Paul Philip as chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority last November. So what has this high-flying public servant learned in her first 100 days? – Read…
The principles that govern a child’s post-adoption contact with his or her birth family have developed from a position that there should be a complete break at the point of…
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