All Axiom Ince articles
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NewsAxiom Ince insurers sue SRA over failure to stop £64.5m client losses
Firm went into administration in October 2023 leaving hundreds of clients out of pocket.
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OpinionSRA failures – planning for the aftermath
‘Just sort it out!’ is a reasonable request for the profession to make of the Law Society. But there is a chasm between what many would like the Society to do, and what it can actually do.
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OpinionSSB scandal is worse than Axiom Ince - this time there’s no excuse
A culture of complacency and arrogance has created this self-inflicted mess.
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NewsAxiom Ince accountants fined for negligence
‘Red flag’ was a ‘missed opportunity’ for the SRA, says campaigning lawyer Dan Neidle.
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NewsLaw Society 'not confident' SRA has learned its lesson over Axiom Ince
Council only 'partially assure' of regulator’s commitment to rebuild trust in wake of consolidator’s spectacular implosion.
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NewsSRA given deadlines for implementing Axiom Ince lessons
Changes will involve greater scrutiny of mergers and of firms’ financial positions.
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NewsAxiom Ince: SRA secures intervention costs order against ex-boss
Costs of the intervention have reached £5m ‘so far’, court hears in granting an unsecured creditor order.
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OpinionSeven priorities for the new SRA chief executive
Axiom Ince, SSB, AML and ending the frosty relationship with solicitors.
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OpinionSchooled by scandal
Shabana Mahmood demands changes to address SRA failures and prevent scandal akin to Axiom Ince from recurring. But how interventionist is the regulator now mandated to be?
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NewsAxiom Ince collapse has ‘negatively affected trust in solicitors’, says lord chancellor
High-profile implosion dented public confidence in solicitors and brought ethics into the spotlight, says Shabana Mahmood.
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NewsSRA chief executive: 'Essential that we learn'
Statement contrasts with combative response to independent review into the collapse of Axiom Ince.
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NewsSRA sanctioned over Axiom Ince failures
LSB issues 'binding directions' designed to ensure regulator identifies and responds to risks more effectively.
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NewsAxiom Ince executives deny criminal charges
Criminal trial dealing with charges of fraud and conspiracy to conceal, destroy or dispose of documents is listed for 2027.
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NewsLegal Services Board slams SRA failings in damning report
Regulatory performance assessment by oversight watchdog also questions effectiveness of the SRA’s leadership team.
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NewsSRA tightens intervention grip after Axiom Ince failure
Analysis of reasons for interventions suggests change in emphasis by regulator.
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NewsAxiom Ince criminal trial fixed for 2027
One of the former executives facing criminal charges has denied the allegations; the remaining four have not entered pleas.
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NewsAxiom Ince Five appear before magistrates
Pragnesh Modhwadia, Shyam Mistry and three other former Axiom executives have been bailed until their next court date in February.
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NewsSRA seeks to be added as creditor in bankruptcy of ex-Axiom Ince boss
Disposal hearing stayed until trustee in bankruptcy is notified of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s case.
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OpinionEmbattled and error-prone SRA needs a total reset
Regulation gone wrong: the watchdog needs to revert to doing what it is supposed to do.
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NewsFormer SRA director calls on Philip or Bradley to go
If the chair and/or chief executive will not quit, the non-executive directors should resign, respected sector figure says.