All Axiom Ince articles
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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.
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NewsFull cost of Axiom Ince investigation revealed for the first time
Final cost of LSB probe comes in much higher than initially estimated.
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OpinionEnsuring the regulator is properly regulated
The SRA is in danger of losing the trust and confidence of the entire profession. How can proper regulation take place in such circumstances?
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OpinionBulldog spirit
Does the storied demise of Axiom Ince sound the death knell for the client account?
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NewsIn depth: SRA compliance conference was exquisitely timed
In the wake of the LSB’s Axiom Ince report and with a consumer protection shakeup in the offing, the SRA’s compliance conference could not have been better timed.
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OpinionA regulator in denial
The SRA provided a bellicose response to last week’s lacerating Axiom Ince report.
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OpinionSRA wants profession to move on from Axiom Ince - but won’t apologise
The regulator chair’s argument that issues are 'history' will infuriate those waiting for answers.
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NewsSolicitors braced for potential changes to client account
SRA planning to open consultation next week in response to consumer protection review.
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NewsSRA chair says Axiom Ince issues are 'history for us'
Chief executive Paul Philip admits Axiom Ince debacle ‘damaged trust’ – but not as badly as the Post Office scandal.
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OpinionDoing the right thing
What happens if a regulator which has been publicly exposed does not respond in the way in which it expects those whom it regulates to behave?
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NewsWaiting game
Chronology in last week's Axiom Ince report provides intriguing hints about why it all took much longer than expected.
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NewsIn depth: Axiom Ince report makes grim reading for defiant SRA
Last week’s report into the SRA’s actions before shutting down Axiom Ince is a catalogue of omissions and missed opportunities. Will an aggressively expansionist – and unrepentant – regulator choose to learn any lessons?
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NewsBan for ex-Axiom Ince employee who transferred £54.5m from bank account
SRA also imposes section 43 order on a second employee, for doctoring bank statements and misleading forensic investigators.
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OpinionSRA must accept need for radical change in light of Axiom report
Axiom report should be a wake-up call to the regulator to focus on its core role to serve the public interest and protect consumers from rogue individuals.