Regulation and compliance – Page 6
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NewsProperty lawyer struck off after backdating letter
Martin Smith returned from Christmas and new year to find he had failed to send document.
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NewsRegulator cranks up AML clampdown with six fines in three days
Total levied in fines on the profession for AML breaches passes £600,000 this year.
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NewsProudman's 'boys club' tweet not misconduct, bar tribunal rules
Judiciary is ‘far more robust’ than to have been gravely damaged by family barrister's 'unpleasant' tweets, tribunal chair rules.
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NewsVeteran wills solicitor rebuked over client’s £22,000 gift
SRA says solicitor of 45 years did not intentionally breach rules and made no financial gain.
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NewsBarrister who pressured defendant and was affected by alcohol is suspended
Disciplinary tribunal also found barrister, representing the CPS, had appeared in court while under the influence of alcohol.
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NewsSolicitor struck off over unverified legal aid claims
SDT says east London sole practitioner showed ‘total disregard’ for solicitor rules.
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NewsLawyer ethics top of the agenda for 2025, says regulation chief
Legal Services Board chair says issue of legal ethics ‘clearly needs significant attention’.
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NewsSolicitor did not mislead over drink-drive convictions, SDT rules
SRA referred practitioner to tribunal over declaration following convictions for excess alcohol and driving without due care and attention.
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NewsFirm chief allowed client account funds to be spent on jewellery
SRA sanctions Anthony Kerman for pattern of misconduct before business was sold to US firm Armstrong Teasdale.
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NewsShiner sentencing delayed by a week
No reason given for the vacated sentencing date following legal aid fraud conviction.
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NewsNew rights needed to protect humanity from AI – master of the rolls
Sir Geoffrey Vos says existing forms of domestic, EU or international regulation are ‘probably not competent to prevent AI being used inappropriately’.
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NewsDivorce solicitor struck off for forging client signature
Surrey solicitor believed she was helping her emotionally distressed client.
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NewsCourt cancels intervention into solicitor duped by fraudster
Veteran solicitor had been looking to sell his firm but was taken in by convicted former barrister.
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NewsBar chiefs leaving regulator following restructure
Bar Standards Board announces restructuring that will see legal and enforcement split into two departments.
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NewsFormer SRA director calls on Philip or Bradley to go
If the chair and/or chief executive will not quit, the non-executive directors should resign, respected sector figure says.
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NewsSolicitor wins appeal against SRA’s harsh rebuke
SRA spends £16,000 unsuccessfully defending adjudicator’s decision over letter to former client.
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NewsFull cost of Axiom Ince investigation revealed for the first time
Final cost of LSB probe comes in much higher than initially estimated.
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NewsAnother blow to SRA as tribunal dismisses historical charges
For the third time this year, the regulator has failed with a prosecution relating to alleged breaches of accounts rules or money laundering regulations.
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NewsAxiom administration set to cost £3m and last four years
Administrators reveal they have reached a confidential agreement with the SRA to use some asset realisations to cover expenses.
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NewsSidhu sees off some misconduct charges - but others remain
Lawyers for Jo Sidhu KC argued there was 'no case to answer' and bar tribunal should be cautious about ruling on matters in personal relationships.