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Court of Appeal upholds decision on solicitor’s legal fees dispute

Court dismisses appeal, ruling that solicitor’s invoices met statutory requirements for billingThe Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of Costs Judge Whalan in...

Law firm hit with £25k fine over eight years of AML failures

SRA fines conveyancing firm after long-running compliance breaches

Fletchers expands aggressively as EMG and JE Bennett law join group

Fletchers combines specialist court of protection teams under the expanded EMG brand

Solicitor fined £30,000 over conflict role in £237million LCF collapse

Tribunal finds solicitor acted despite “obvious” conflict in LCF-linked trustee role

SRA imposes conditions on solicitor’s practice

New restrictions prevent solicitor from managing clients’ funds or acting in compliance rolesThe Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the statutory regulator for solicitors in England...

BSB overseeing 10 investigations linked to Post Office Horizon scandal

Bar Standards Board reveals 10 open investigations into barristers involved in the Post Office Horizon wrongful convictionsThe Bar Standards Board has disclosed that it...

UK Money Laundering Crackdown: What Solicitors Must Do Now

The UK’s anti-money laundering (AML) regime has entered a more aggressive enforcement phase

Court of Appeal backs SRA in Dentons misconduct appeal

Appeal Court confirms not every breach of accounts rules will constitute professional misconductThe Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the Solicitors Regulation...

Two solicitors sanctioned over inflated bill and false records

Tribunal finds unreliable billing records and misleading attendance note, imposing suspension and reprimand

CCRC reopens IPP case as man remains jailed nearly two decades later

CCRC refers long-running IPP case to the Crown Court after new legal guidance