Genuine remorse A City solicitor previously suspended after accepting a second police caution for cocaine possession has had the remaining restrictions on his right to practise lifted. Matthew Podger, admitted…
The Solicitors Regulation Authority will be “sympathetic” towards self-reports from those who may have been operating incorrectly under the terms of the Mazur ruling. The post SRA will take “sympathetic”…
Charity fundraiser Some of the country’s leading lawyers are heading to the West End next week, joining TV stars Lee Mack and Richard Ayoade for a courtroom showdown over a…
Roughly £166k A solicitor who used money from his brother’s drug dealing to pay his mortgage has been struck off. Paul Simon Green has been removed from the roll of…
The managing partner of a fast-growing, employee-owned Yorkshire law firm says it is ready to expand outside the county after opening a 24th office. The post Law firm with 24…
A ban on referral fees and an increase in the small claims limit are among ideas floated yesterday by the government to curb “unscrupulous” behaviour in housing disrepair cases. The…
A City solicitor suspended for a year after a second police caution for possessing cocaine has had conditions on his return to practice removed. The post Conditions removed from work…
An estate agency has been praised for publicly disavowing future demands for referral fees, describing them as “the quiet scandal” in the industry. The post Estate agency praised for dropping…
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‘Under the counter’ supplies revealed US legal powerhouse Paul Weiss has clarified that it is not preventing its London lawyers from having butter in its plush in-house restaurant, despite an…
Power imbalance Rosewood Hotel, London – Credit Durston Saylor via WikiCommons A senior criminal barrister has been disbarred after a disciplinary tribunal found he sexually harassed a junior colleague who…
The non-lawyer owner of a defunct law firm has been sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment for contempt after she failed to comply with a freezing order obtained by its previous…
A solicitor who failed to spot red flags for potential fraud/money laundering while acting on two loans worth £464,000 has been fined £15,000. The post Solicitor fined for failing to…
A High Court master has explained how judicial mediation was able to resolve a dispute, where one of the sides was unable to afford a private mediation. The post Judicial…
A digital property pack which combines multiple sources of data into a “single source of truth” for conveyancers and others has won a government prize worth £50,000. The post Digital…