News – Page 30
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NewsSRA chiefs set to be grilled over Axiom Ince supervision
Legal Services Board says it will demand all documents relating to SRA activity in the lead-up to intervention.
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NewsLiverpool firm shut over suspected dishonesty of veteran boss
Abensons Law Limited was founded in 1974 and practised in private client law.
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NewsSolicitor handed record £13,836 SRA fine for drink-drive offence
Regulator continues to use new powers to link financial penalties to solicitors’ income.
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NewsSolicitor jailed for jury internet search suspended for eight years
Former Irwin Mitchell associate was ‘mortified’ by her momentary mistake which led to an aborted trial.
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NewsHefty fine for law firm owner who relied on 2003 AML manual
Compliance officer fined £14,100 for breaching regulations for ‘longer than was reasonable’.
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NewsSRA imposes near maximum fine for breaching AML rules
Ilford firm failed to check source of payments or background of client’s financial adviser.
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NewsEx-Dentons associate banned after touching colleague at work event
Colleague felt 'vulnerable, uncomfortable and distressed' by sexual touching.
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NewsCILEX seeks SRA assurance over Axiom Ince compensation bill
Representative body says press coverage of collapsed law firm contributed to negative responses on regulator switch.
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NewsSuper-regulator chief set to leave before Axiom Ince review is complete
Matthew Hill will move to Chartered Insurance Institute after five years in legal regulation.
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NewsCouncils 'withdrawing funding for practising certificates' to save cash
Lawyers in Local Government says cost-cutting measure puts members at risk of breaching regulatory obligations.
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NewsClyde fined £500,000 after admitting due diligence failure
Top-50 international firm admitted failing to carry out due dligence on a corporate client for more than five years.
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NewsBar chair: Next PM should emulate Thatcher on pay rises
In inaugural address, Sam Townend KC calls for investment in justice and warns of collapse in early guilty pleas - and of the cost of legal regulation.
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NewsPost Office scandal: SRA unlikely to fast-track action against solicitors
Regulator says it wants to wait until end of the public inquiry to have all available evidence.
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NewsSRA probes solicitor advocate Makin over alleged misconduct
Revelation follows the Court of Appeal's lifting of an anonymity order last year.
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NewsTop 20 firm and former senior solicitor admit AML failings
Tribunal hears that documents provided for former client at Clyde & Co were six years old in 2014.
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NewsSRA proposes earlier English language check for foreign qualified lawyers
Practitioners may have to spend £200 to prove to the SRA that they are proficient in the English language.
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NewsSolicitor 'motivated by compassion' fined £10,000 for misleading court
The lawyer, a former employee at a City firm, told county court that she could act as a sole practitioner.
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NewsSeven more firms fined - but SRA insists rules must be upheld
Regulator says it gives firms ample opportunity to ensure they are compliant.