The chief executives of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board yesterday recommended MPs adopt a principles-based approach to regulating outside interests. The post Legal regulators advise MPs on…
Needs SRA permission to work for law firm again The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has placed restrictions on a City paralegal after it emerged that he had copied and pasted…
Starting from the very first enquiry Baldwin and Robinson Law’s ethos is to offer a personalised and responsive service. While many firms are turning to online-only quoting tools, this forward-thinking…
Scammers use firm branding and staff photos The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued a warning after fake job advertisements were found circulating on Facebook using the name and branding…
The cost of practising as a solicitor is set to increase by 11%, or £16.6m, in the next year, although the financial impact will be felt by firms rather than…
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has fined an East London law firm £58,000 for anti-money laundering rule breaches over a six-year period. The post Disciplinary tribunal fines law firm £58,000 for…
The law firm acting for the claimants in the boundary fares collective action has called for a donation of £5-6m from unclaimed damages to the Access to Justice Foundation. The…
The number of clients complaining to the Solicitors Regulation Authority about its failure to retrieve their documents after it shut down a firm has shot up by over 50%. The…
Something that gets forgotten among all this noise is the impact onerous AML rules have on client experience. It’s a source of friction and it reduces trust and confidence. The…
Supervising partner fined last month A senior paralegal has received a written rebuke after he requested that at least £1.85 million be released to a property development client before it…
Antitrust artwork It’s not every day a judge picks up the virtual paintbrush—but Sir Marcus Smith has done just that, adding his own colourful diagram to a hefty legal ruling.…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Barristers in England and Wales struggle to pay bills after legal aid hack (£) Downing Street ‘confident’ UK-France…
The average time for a low-value motor claim to settle in the Official Injury Claim portal has risen to an extraordinary 609 days – some 20 months. The post Average…
The High Court has rejected an appeal by a former law firm whose counterclaim was struck out on the grounds of abuse of process by “warehousing”. The post High Court…
A judge was right not to recuse herself from an equal pay case because of her background handling similar cases when in practice as a claimant solicitor, the president of…