Staff compensation claims reach £523k after firm’s closure
Sole director is one of those claiming for lost monies, as he goes on to run unregulated legal business.
Solicitor fined for high risk property deals
Partner failed to advise clients about 'obvious pitfalls' of off-plan developments.
Solicitor backdated signed document not knowing injury claim client had died
Practitioner said he was acting in client’s interests and planned to get retrospective approval.
Solicitor banned for bluffing to opposing party over mediation
South Wales litigation solicitor ‘reluctantly’ agrees to be struck off over misleading mediation statements.
This war’s gonna end – do the right thing
Risk and compliance.
Changing the culture of the City
Financial regulation.
Fixed penalty notice for breach of lockdown: notifying the SRA
Ordinarily the regulator is not overly interested in fixed penalty notices. But these are not ordinary times.
Time for SRA to adopt 'can-do' attitude
Regulator could learn from the American Bar Association's response to the crisis.
Lawtech: beware the regulator’s embrace
History shows that innovation happens despite, not because of, what is wanted by the great and the good.
So what’s new? Essential insights on a changing profession
The Solicitor’s Handbook 2019 | Gregory Treverton-Jones QC, Nigel West, Susanna Heley and Robert Forman.
Solicitors let off the leash as SRA lifts the curfew
The regulator has trusted solicitors to flourish in the absence of restrictions - now it’s a case of hoping it works.
