Compliance & Regulation


Partner struck off for misleading clients about state of claim

7 February 2025

A partner who misled his clients for two years about the status of their claim – leading them to believe it had been issued when it had not been – has been struck off.


LeO halves amount of time that staff need to be in office

5 February 2025

The Legal Ombudsman is bucking the wider trend of requiring staff to spend more time in the office and is instead halving it to the equivalent of one day a week.


Law Society and Bar Council attack LSB’s “huge” budget hike

5 February 2025

The Law Society and the Bar Council have strongly attacked plans by the Legal Services Board to increase its budget by 14% to over £6m for the year ahead.


Solicitor “cannot complain” to JCIO about judge’s criticism

4 February 2025

The High Court has rejected a solicitor and his client’s bid to challenge the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office’s refusal to entertain their complaints about three Court of Appeal judges.


SRA issues sanctions for breaches of undertakings

4 February 2025

The SRA yesterday handed out a fine and a rebuke for breaching undertakings, one relating to property transactions and the other to a divorce matter.


BSB: No need for “anxiety” over barrister training standards

4 February 2025

The evidence “does not support anxiety about standards” for qualifying as a barrister, despite rising numbers seeking to do so, the Bar Standards Board has said.


Lawyers and regulators oppose 10% rise in LeO’s budget

3 February 2025

The profession has come out strongly against Legal Ombudsman plans for a 10% budget hike, arguing that throwing more money at it has not worked to date.


Director and law firm fined £50,000 for multiple compliance failures

3 February 2025

The director of a law firm and the firm itself have each been fined £25,000 for a series of compliance failures, including widespread accounts rule breaches and anti-money laundering shortcomings.


CMC regulator warns about poor service standards

3 February 2025

The regulator of CMCs has highlighted poor service standards, inappropriate sourcing of customers and misleading advertising as among its key areas of concern.


SRA under fire for not taking action on “textbook” SLAPP

30 January 2025

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has come under fire for closing a complaint about a law firm that represented a Russian warlord without any further action.

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