14 August 2026
Unregulated divorce service poised to launch law firm
Divorce and separation service amicable – which markets itself as an alternative to solicitors – is to enter regulation for the first time by setting up its own law firm.
14 August 2026
Law firm directors struck off for misusing client account money
Two directors of a City law firm have been struck off for acting dishonestly in making an unauthorised payment from client account of almost £95,000 to a third party.
14 August 2026
SRA and FCA “need statutory powers” to view privileged material
The government needs to give both the SRA and FCA explicit powers to see privileged material when investigating lawyers, an anti-corruption charity has said.
14 August 2026
Rebuke for solicitor “who relied on memory, not records”
A law firm owner who acted “based on her recollections as opposed to checking facts” has been rebuked after letting administration of an estate drift for six years.
