Compliance & Regulation


SRA takes action against two ex-Axiom Ince employees

1 November 2024

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has banned two former employees of Axiom Ince from working in the profession in future without its permission.


Legal Ombudsman seeks 10% budget hike as delays persist

31 October 2024

The Legal Ombudsman has proposed a 10.2% increase in its budget, or £1.8m, as it struggles to bring down the longstanding backlog of complaints.


Axiom Ince report: The full story of what went wrong at the SRA

30 October 2024

The review of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s handling of Axiom Ince shows it missed an opportunity to uncover the fraud a year before it eventually shut the firm down.


Axiom Ince report: No law firm should go years without an SRA visit

30 October 2024

Law firms should not go “many years” without receiving a visit from the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Carson McDowell report for the Legal Services Board has recommended.


Criticism rains down on SRA but M&A controls spark worry too

30 October 2024

Criticism of the Solicitors Regulation Authority poured in yesterday in the wake of the report into how it dealt with Axiom Ince, although the notion of more controls on M&A sparked concern.


SRA “should have done more” to prevent Axiom Ince, says LSB report

29 October 2024

The SRA “did not take all the steps it could or should have taken” ahead of the collapse of Axiom Ince, the review commissioned by Legal Services Board declared today.


Fine for solicitor who sent “threatening” Covid letters to schools

28 October 2024

A solicitor who sent “threatening” letters to at least 244 secondary schools, telling them they could be at risk of criminal or civil liability for implementing Covid measures, has been fined £2,500.


“Appalling” partner struck off for creating toxic workplace

25 October 2024

A law firm’s co-owner has been struck off for “appalling conduct” that involved violence, bullying and harassment aimed at junior colleagues.


Law firm rebuked for not distributing estate after merger

24 October 2024

A Surrey law firm that failed to deal with an estate it took on after merging with another practice has been rebuked by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.


Report: Trust in legal services high but more costs transparency needed

23 October 2024

Most people have trust and confidence in legal services, but would like the Solicitors Regulation Authority to do more on their cost, major new research has found.

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