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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