Latest news – Page 15
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NewsFirm fined £31,000 for 'disregarding' AML rules over six years
SRA says Manchester alternative business structure's reliance on conveyancing work created a higher risk.
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NewsFour in 10 judges fear for their safety
Latest UK Judicial Attitude Survey reveals issues ranging from personal safety to a looming recruitment crisis.
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NewsHigh court orders legal aid firm to pay costs in family case
Judge found the firm was ‘negligent’ and failed in its core duties in preparing case.
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NewsSolicitor forced out at 63 wins age discrimination case
Walker Morris tells tribunal it wanted to stop senior partners blocking opportunities for younger lawyers.
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News£200m Mastercard settlement cleared by Competition Appeal Tribunal
Settlement between Merricks and Mastercard is ‘just and reasonable’, CAT finds after three-day hearing.
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NewsUpfront information helpful for mortgage decisions, says lender
Nationwide chief asked about upfront information on latest episode of Digital Property Market Steering Group podcast.
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NewsLegal aid appeal succeeds over prosecution evidence
Costs judge finds firm ‘successful (in part)’ in appeal where firm claimed 2,684 pages of prosecution evidence and was allowed less than 10% by Legal Aid Agency.
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NewsSolicitor accused of misleading court on firm's financial position
Sandstone Legal saw off winding up petition - but accusations followed subsequent statement.
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NewsLady chief justice rues crumbling courts estate
Baroness Carr says judges 'have often lived with something so long, they’re just keeping a stiff upper lip’.
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NewsLCJ snubs international judicial wellbeing pact
Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill says declaration's objectives chime with work judiciary of England and Wales is already doing to support judges.
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NewsSRA delivers update on Post Office scandal probe
Solicitors are also under investigation over their engagement with Sir Wyn Williams’ public inquiry. ‘We must get this right,’ says regulator.
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NewsLaw firm and partner ordered to pay £53,000 in fines and costs for AML failures
Sanctions imposed for 'failings which continued over a significant period of time'.
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NewsSimmons & Simmons sets social mobility targets
International firm wants a minimum of 20% of lawyers from lower socio-economic backgrounds by 2029.
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NewsMoJ viewing probate progress through 'rose-tinted spectacles'
Solicitors point to cases more than a year old, adding that delays can be costly for grieving families.
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NewsCompetition Appeal Tribunal urged to approve £200m Mastercard settlement
Litigation funder in Walter Merricks v Mastercard opposes deal, alleging that it amounts to 'capitulation'.
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NewsFormer junior lawyer appeals strike-off over backdated trust deed
Jack Grunhut, admitted as a solicitor in 2019, argued that his conduct arose from inexperience and lack of supervision.
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NewsSupreme Court gives ‘welcome confirmation’ on Insolvency Act
Judgment ‘puts paid to an argument that would have given recalcitrant debtors an obvious route to avoid their obligations’.
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NewsMagistrate sanctioned over social media posts on Palestine
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office stresses that magistrates must ‘not comment on matters of controversy’.
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NewsFamily Division president sounds warning over ‘astonishing’ surrogacy
Sir Andrew McFarlane speaks out after ageing couple commissioned babies from overseas clinic without considering children’s welfare.
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NewsAI getting more accurate but lawyers still needed, finds new report
Language model tools score much higher when faced with difficult legal questions.