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Gallagher Bassett expands maritime law reach with Mays Brown acquisition
Acquisition adds specialist shipping and maritime legal expertise to the legal solutions division
SRA imposes further interim practice restrictions on the solicitor
SRA imposes further interim restrictions on solicitor Andrew Milne's practising certificate
SRA restricts solicitor from managing firms and handling client money
SRA imposes practice restrictions affecting management, compliance and client funds
MPs endorse Lynne Berry as JAC chair after questions over 18-month term
Government’s preferred candidate promises greater pace, simpler appointments and action on judicial diversity
SRA updates supervision guidance following Mazur ruling
Updated guidance follows the Court of Appeal’s clarification of how litigation work may be delegated to unauthorised staff
LSB warns of consumer protection gap in AI legal services
LSB research highlights AI’s potential while warning of limited consumer safeguards
Employment tribunal backlog reaches 531,000 as single claims surge
MoJ figures show a 55% rise in the employment tribunal backlog, with claims entering the system faster than they are resolved
Carter-Ruck seeks court ruling on SRA access to confidential client material
Claim challenges whether the SRA can compel production of legally privileged documents
Law firm fined £32,106 after eight years of AML breaches
SRA found failures in customer due diligence, matter risk assessments and implementation of the firm’s own AML procedures
SRA sanctions legal employee over alcohol and insurance offences
Former law firm paralegal sanctioned after convictions for drink-driving and no insurance