News – Page 11
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NewsSolicitor referred to SRA by judge over 'fabricated' £260k costs bill
Costs Judge James says fees being charged in boundary dispute were of ‘grave concern’.
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NewsSRA chief urges experts to report bias ‘pressure’ from solicitors
Expert Witness Conference also hears from bar chair Sam Townend KC, who warned that a ‘crisis point’ has been reached.
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NewsIn depth: SRA compliance conference was exquisitely timed
In the wake of the LSB’s Axiom Ince report and with a consumer protection shakeup in the offing, the SRA’s compliance conference could not have been better timed.
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NewsSSB chief barred from being involved in CFA claims
Limits placed on Jeremy Brooke’s practising certficate following cavity wall claims firm’s collapse.
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NewsIn depth: Hired guns but no wild west - Expert Witness Survey 2024
Should the SRA help resolve difficulties arising between experts and solicitors?
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NewsSolicitor involved in false PI claim loses strike-off appeal
Judge says solicitor was lucky not to be prosecuted over fabricated road traffic accident claim.
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NewsFormer City solicitor rebuked following drink-driving conviction
Solicitor notified regulator on the day he was charged with offence and pleaded guilty at first court appearance.
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NewsSurvey: Expert witnesses berate solicitors for bias 'pressure' and late payment
Annual Bond Solon report finds vast majority of experts want new process to complain to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsMakin reported to SRA - after a year-long wait
Prominent solicitor advocate criticised over conduct in action against Ministry of Justice over subject access request.
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NewsFirm fined £20,000 for 2022 compliance failings
£20,000 fine and £10,000 costs approved after agreed outcome with Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsSolicitors braced for potential changes to client account
SRA planning to open consultation next week in response to consumer protection review.
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NewsSRA chair says Axiom Ince issues are 'history for us'
Chief executive Paul Philip admits Axiom Ince debacle ‘damaged trust’ – but not as badly as the Post Office scandal.
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NewsProfessional bodies should regulate legal AI, say lawyers
More than two thirds of lawyers say bodies such as the Law Society and Bar Council should be responsible for technology.
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NewsProbe into SSB collapse slips into next year
Cases 'raise wider issues about whether the bulk litigation market is working as well for the public as it should be', says SRA.
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NewsIn depth: Axiom Ince report makes grim reading for defiant SRA
Last week’s report into the SRA’s actions before shutting down Axiom Ince is a catalogue of omissions and missed opportunities. Will an aggressively expansionist – and unrepentant – regulator choose to learn any lessons?
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NewsNo evidence of racial bias in SRA enforcement process
Regulator says academic research confirms that ethnicity is a 'consistent predictive factor' in enforcement.
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NewsBan for ex-Axiom Ince employee who transferred £54.5m from bank account
SRA also imposes section 43 order on a second employee, for doctoring bank statements and misleading forensic investigators.
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NewsLitigation funding regulation back in spotlight as CJC publishes review
Hotly awaited interim report sets out questions for comprehensive review of the sector.
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NewsOmbudsman seeks 10.2% budget rise next year
Legal Ombudsman's Office says it is 'consistently resolving 25% more complaints than in the past'.
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NewsOnline legal advice service dropped by challenger bank after SRA opens probe
Zempler Bank confirms that the LawBite service is no longer available to its customers.