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SRA lifts solicitor’s suspension months after intervention over dishonesty concerns

SRA terminates solicitor's suspension but imposes strict restrictions on future practice

SRA fines law firm £1,500 for failing to provide AML and sanctions data

Sayers Solicitors failed to submit information requested by the SRA despite being given time to remedy the breach

Yorkshire solicitors fined £18,453 over long-running AML compliance failures

Pudsey firm admits systemic AML failings spanning 2017–2025, triggering a five-figure SRA penalty

Probate application fee to rise to £526 from July

Ministry of Justice says fee changes are intended to strengthen cost recovery, improve consistency and maintain access to justice

Dame Victoria Sharp warns AI, political attacks and underfunding threaten judicial independence

Senior judge says judicial independence faces growing pressure from political criticism, emerging AI risks

World Cup linked to rise in domestic abuse cases, CPS warns

CPS and police urge victims to come forward as domestic abuse risks rise during tournaments

STEP urges government to simplify inheritance tax rules on pensions

The trust and estate body warned that planned reforms could delay probate, increase costs and burden bereaved families

Ashurst reports record £1.152billion revenue after decade of growth

Global law firm reports record revenue and profit growth before combining with Perkins Coie

Stockport firm fined £7,696 over AML compliance failures

SRA found Jones Law Partnership lacked a documented risk assessment and controls for several years

Treasury confirms FCA takeover of AML supervision for professional services

Government says it will minimise duplication as firms face new register, fit-and-proper checks and future fee consultation