News – Page 2
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NewsBan for trainee who helped brother evade murder prosecution
Conveyancing worker did not tell law firm of her conviction for assisting an offender.
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NewsTop Liverpool solicitor rebuked over £37,000 payments to prisoners
Warnings not to allow client account to be used as banking facility were ignored, SRA notice reveals.
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NewsCILEx Regulation fast-tracks bid for litigation rights as LSB steps in
Frontline regulators met last week to discuss ways to end uncertainty over High Court decision in Mazur.
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NewsSolicitor fights off SRA but still has to pay £11,000 costs
Partner even had a character reference from affected client, but tribunal says case was properly brought.
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NewsRegulators urged to help legal executives escape Mazur nightmare
Practitioners say job cuts have already started as firms react to seismic judgment.
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NewsSolicitor who hid case collapse for 10 years admits lies
Clinical negligence practitioner talked about getting medical reports for case that had long since ended.
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News£700 motor finance compensation a 'kick in the teeth', lawyers say
Average compensation from FCA scheme is likely to be less than car buyers were first told.
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NewsLaw firm hits back at accusations of profiting from Mazur
Legal executives say CILEX is still misleading members about authority to conduct litigation.
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NewsManager from failed firm barred by the SRA
Owner of Liverpool firm High Street Solicitors and its successor practice failed to disclose winding up petition.
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NewsTell clients about potential exit fees, SRA orders firms
SRA joins with Financial Conduct Authority in its campaign against misleading marketing.
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NewsSRA to pay £27,000 over wrongful dishonesty charge
Tribunal rejects suggestion that SRA adjudicators acted independently of regulator.
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NewsLeaked webinar reveals CILEX members were misled pre-Mazur
Legal executives talk of being disheartened and embarrassed as cases taken away from them.
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NewsCILEX defends its messaging to members over litigation rights
Professional body says it understands frustration of legal executives but offers no apology.
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NewsLaw Society wades in on Mazur - but SRA still silent
Profession needs clarity on statutory boundaries for conducting litigation, Chancery Lane says.
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NewsLondon lawyer fined £17,000 for bad property investment advice
City solicitor also admitted failing to supervise staff member advising on investments.
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NewsLegal executives given wrong advice about litigation rights
CILEX was wrongly telling members that law firm employees could conduct litigation as recently as December 2023.
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NewsIn depth: Lawyers advised on how to counter money laundering risk
Solicitors attending Law Society's economic crime conference urged not to treat risk assessments as tick-box exercises.
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NewsSRA may increase PC fees to deal with surge in misconduct reports
Regulator struggling under the weight of thousands of complaints coming in every month.
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NewsSRA backs away from sweeping changes to client account
Regulator still mulling long-term reform but concedes major revamp unlikely in near future.
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NewsSRA pledges crackdown on misleading 'no win, no fee' marketing
Regulator also concerned that individual client needs are being overlooked.