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SRA accused of catastrophic failure as SSB Law collapse leaves clients in ruin
Legal watchdog censures SRA for failing to act on years of red flags before SSB Law collapse
CILEX accused of breaching data laws in row with ex-President Stephen Gowland
ICO finds CILEX breached data laws after refusing ex-president’s email access request
Cleared solicitor forced to pay £11k after SRA case collapse: ‘I was an easy target’
Veteran solicitor says SRA made him a scapegoat after tribunal dismissed all charges
Alan Douglas Cockburn struck off over mortgage cases after tribunal finds serious breaches
Tribunal removed solicitor Alan Douglas Cockburn from the roll in 2013 and ordered to pay £30,000 costs
Legal assistant Keshia Herbert banned from working in law after dishonesty findings
Keshia Herbert was banned from legal work after recording hours for work she never did
Powell Davies Solicitors fined £4,039 for long-term anti-money laundering failures
Aberystwyth firm fined £4,039 in 2025 after 14 years of anti-money laundering control failures
Ex-solicitor judge Sean Callaghan jailed for 15-year £350,000 client fraud
Sean Callaghan, 64, was jailed for stealing £350,000 from clients over 15 years of deception
UK legal tech booms: £120m invested in first half of 2025 alone
New figures show lawtech funding surges with £116.6m raised by 27 UK-founded firms
‘Apologies are not enough’: SSB victims demand accountability from SRA leadership
Victims say SRA apology “falls short” after five years of ignored warnings over SSB law
Norton Connor solicitors fined £7,263 for AML compliance failings
Firm admits AML compliance breaches and agrees to £7,263 fine plus £600 costs