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Three more firms hit with AML fines by SRA, as changes loom
One of the fines was over £23k, becoming one of dozens of firms to be hit with five-figure fines.
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Insolvency litigation finance firm thrilled by record revenues
Manolete Partners celebrated numerous records in the last financial year as UK insolvencies continue to soar.
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Defendants say Court of Appeal ruling ends 'culture of delay' in PI claims
Key ruling gives district judges power to lift stays and push stalled claims forward.
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Bank's case against firm over 'reckless' claims allowed to proceed
Lender alleges that SRA-regulated firm handling claims through 'unqualified staff working under minimal supervision'.
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Solicitor sentenced over fraudulent pothole damage claims
Sentencing judge said solicitor’s background in personal injury was an aggravating factor.
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Private equity house buys stake in remote-only firm
Deal will pay for new hires, technology and possible acquisitions.
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MoJ pledges £14m to repair city’s court building
Funding is part of nationwide £148.5m maintenance programme to help repair and modernise courts estate.
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Top US firm admits breach of Russia sanctions rules
Steptoe International cited inadvertent human error for breaking regulations.
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'NHS 111' service for justice system could save £72m
Law Society unveils recommendations from its pioneering 21st Century Justice project.
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Fewer pupils would recommend a bar career
Mounting workloads, hefty debts and rising stress levels highlighted by Bar Council pupil survey.
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Rugby player's liability for collision upheld by Court of Appeal
Tom Clark ran into Omar Elbanna at full speed while his opponent was without the ball, in breach of rugby’s laws.
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Claimant cannot sue firm over report to SRA, rules tribunal
Trowers & Hamlins fought application to bring claim over email report to SRA.
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Fixed fee Liverpool firm shut down by SRA intervention
Regulator intervenes into Bolton-Jones & Co, which offered clients an instant fixed fee conveyancing quote.
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Study reveals generational difference in whistleblowing
Protect publishes recommendations to improve organisation’s whistleblowing procedures.
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Solicitor whose firm was shut down given suspended sentence for harassment
Susilla Mercer, formerly of Runcorn-based firm Mercer Law, harassed her estranged husband and his new partner, a court heard.
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Government pledges 'clearer' new AML rules for law firms
Industrial strategy brands legal sector a 'national asset' - but warns upskilling is urgently needed.
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Breach of embargoed judgment a 'warning to all solicitors'
High Court judge accepts apologies after draft is forwarded on, but says a future court 'may not be so generous'.
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Solicitor avoids dishonesty finding after altering cheque date
Practitioner with 'strong sense of loyalty' to clients wanted to complete outstanding work before leaving firm.
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Top-50 outfit announces 5% staff bonus after bumper year
National firm aspires to be leading player in the upper mid-market by the end of the decade.
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ATE insurers seek to pass on £56m liabilities of failed claims
Trial due to begin later this year amid fallout from collapse of Pure Legal and High Street Solicitors.