Last 3 months headlines – Page 119
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NewsOnline legal advice service dropped by challenger bank after SRA opens probe
Zempler Bank confirms that the LawBite service is no longer available to its customers.
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NewsAxiom Ince: What the independent review recommends
Carson McDowell review into regulatory events leading up to SRA’s intervention into Axiom Ince culminates with four pages of recommendations.
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NewsSC dismisses claim that police were liable for 'interference' before fatal crash
Widow of a driver who died in a Buckinghamshire road accident said the police had discouraged a stranded motorist from warning other drivers.
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NewsAxiom Ince report: What the SRA knew - and what it failed to do
In its response, the SRA seizes on one sentence of praise in an 11-page summary. The rest details a catalogue of failures.
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NewsLeading tax barrister ‘charged with defrauding HMRC’
KC denies the offences and is ‘confident’ he has paid his taxes, according to reports.
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NewsAxiom Ince: SRA botched previous investigation
Forensic investigators were not required to check client account balances with bank, independent review reveals.
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NewsGo prosecute! CPS offers ‘launchpad’ for new lawyers
Crown Prosecution Service hopes its new initiative will help boost its in-house capacity and retain barristers.
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News'A lot in the report that we don’t agree with' - SRA statement in full
Regulator’s response to Legal Services Board’s review of events leading up to the intervention into Axiom Ince.
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News'LSB must insist the SRA puts its house in order': Law Society statement in full
Atkinson: 'A vivid picture of the SRA’s inadequate and ineffective handling of Axiom'.
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NewsAxiom Ince - SRA faces enforcement action
LSB finds regulator 'did not act adequately, effectively and efficiently' in 2023 collapse, causing 'significant consumer detriment'. The SRA disagrees.
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NewsIn depth: Court interpreters down tools again as Labour persists with outsourcing
The government has fuelled anger by tendering for new contracts. A Lords inquiry on translation services has further highlighted disquiet over low pay.
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News'Avoidable errors' costing conveyancers £19m, says Land Registry
Analysis based on £5 to fix a clerical error and £30 where third parties have to be chased.
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NewsTribunal dismisses bailiff's 'reasonable adjustments' claim over dog
Allegations of harassment related to disability were also dismissed.
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NewsCoA opens way to claims over hidden car finance commissions
Court of Appeal judges allow appeal in three cases which find lender is liable for the repayment of commission over lack of informed consent.
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NewsFormer City partner leads 'press justice' body
Reputation, privacy and media law discussed at Press Justice Project's first major conference.
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NewsLitigant frightened ex-partner’s lawyers under false name
Family judge says purported legal professional 'Mr Gwenstefani' was a figment of father’s imagination.
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NewsIn depth: Freemarket thinktank calls for class action curbs
UK plc stands to suffer ‘enormous damage’ from an ever-expanding class action regime, says the Adam Smith Institute. Counterintuitively, the free-market thinktank wants more regulation – and legal aid.
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NewsRenowned solicitor advocate sued by landlord in ‘acrimonious’ dispute
Practitioner has counter-claimed for 'unjust enrichment' against the management company at his north London home.
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NewsSports law firm fails to block advertisement of winding up petition
Judge has 'no doubt' Manchester-based firm's application had no 'rational prospect of success'.
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NewsLocal government lawyers welcome remote meetings decision
Lawyers in Local Government says remote attendance will ensure effective democratic participation and diverse representation.