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NewsSolicitor agrees £4,273 fine over 'high risk' £9.1m transfer
Former practitioner made no financial gain as a result of the conduct, Solicitors Regulation Authority says.
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NewsIBA 2025: Renowned law firms still email sensitive documents, says silk
Human rights barrister says she is targeted by hackers when cases involve China, Saudi Arabia or Iran.
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NewsIBA 2025: Trump using justice department as his own plaything, says top defence lawyer
'Any lawyer who speaks the truth in front of a judge gets fired,' Nancy Hollander tells global bar.
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NewsFunder penalised for failed challenge to Mastercard settlement
CAT orders Innsworth to pay extra legal costs incurred by class representative Walter Merricks.
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NewsEuropean Convention on Human Rights turns 75
Former Supreme Court president speaks of importance of ECHR - as question of UK membership enters mainstream politics.
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NewsMazur breakthrough as LSB approves litigation rights application
Green light for legal executives to obtain standalone litigation practice rights will alleviate 'huge distress and uncertainty' caused by September's seismic judgment.
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NewsBe wary of AI in social media, solicitors warned
Law Society issues updated guidance to reflect greater deployment of AI and machine-learning for content and engagement.
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NewsFirm fails in counterclaim against RTA client after negligence case dismissed
It is not sufficient for solicitors to plead simply that they were misled, says judge turning down appeal over dismissal of counterclaim.
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NewsAML: One third of inspected firms not compliant
A total of 833 firms received either an onsite AML inspection or a desk-based review in 2024-25.
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NewsSociety concerned by tight deadline for fixed costs consultation
Civil Procedure Rule Committee invites feedback for interim implementation stocktake of fixed recoverable costs.
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NewsCharlotte Proudman opens SRA-regulated 'trauma-informed' law firm
Alternative business structure will offer a 'one-stop shop' family law service.
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NewsNeuberger speaks of 'disturbing' plight of ordinary people caught up in the courts
Former Supreme Court president bemoans failure to increase legal aid rates - and cost of public inquiries.
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NewsSuper-regulator outlines scope of Mazur review
Legal Services Board will look at what advice regulators gave over a 15-year period, reporting in March 2026.
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NewsJurors should know what expert witnesses are paid, MPs told
Former City trader Tom Hayes, whose convictions were quashed, also highlights ‘a complete inequality of arms in relation to experts’.
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NewsFirms increasingly open to private equity
Sixth Law Firm Strategy and Investment research report, released today by HSBC UK, also shows increase in IT investment.
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NewsRespond to online complaints - and don't be defensive, SRA recommends
Regulator publishes thematic review which also charts the rise of 'tactical complaints'. Disgruntled clients are becoming more abusive too.
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NewsMPs call for new protocol for verifying legal correspondence
Justice Committee’s inquiry into prisons’ drugs crisis publishes its report with recommendations on how to tackle ‘endemic’ and ‘dangerous culture of acceptance’.
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NewsCourt of Appeal attacks council's 'radical interference with family life'
Appeal judges 'disturbed' to learn of local authority which 'hastily removed' children from their 'settled family placement' despite notification of appeal.
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NewsSociety welcomes extension of Swiss access deal
Switzerland is the UK’s third largest market for legal services exports.
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NewsTribunal member sanctioned for using phone in hearings
Medical member acknowledged ‘her conduct…was inappropriate and unprofessional’, JCIO says.