Latest news


Neill urges Probate Service to share more data with lawyers

31 May 2024

The Probate Service needs to share more data about its performance so that lawyers can manage client expectations, the outgoing chair of the justice select committee has said.


Judge uses new power to “encourage” ADR in absence of agreement

31 May 2024

The High Court has used new powers to “encourage” the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in family proceedings in the absence of agreement between the parties.


Number of complaints to law firms up 20% in five years

30 May 2024

The number of complaints received by law firms went up by about a fifth between 2019 and 2023, the SRA has found – but averages out only at four per practice.


SRA falling short on key target for progressing investigations

30 May 2024

Efforts by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to speed up investigations are falling short of some of the targets introduced last year, it has emerged.


BSB board and staff at odds over transferring foreign lawyers

30 May 2024

Members of the BSB clashed with senior staff last week over how to deal with the large number of foreign lawyers seeking to be called in England and Wales but who do not intend to practise here.


Law firm fined £12,400 for not making good on undertakings

30 May 2024

A law firm in Nottingham that failed to perform undertakings it gave on two property transactions – allowing another party to register a charge on one of them – has been fined £12,400.


Profession to pay for firm failures as compensation fund levy soars

29 May 2024

The SRA has proposed a 336% hike in compensation fund contributions for law firms in the wake of the spiralling cost of law firm failures.


SRA places controls on head of department who misued blue badge

29 May 2024

A senior law firm staff member who used her late mother’s disabled badge to park in a disabled bay close to its offices has been placed under controls imposed by the SRA.


Government “does not understand” impact of decade-old legal aid cuts

29 May 2024

The government does not understand how costs may have shifted to other areas of the justice system or public sector following cuts in legal aid, MPs have warned.


UK law firms “turn to tech rather than job cuts” to adapt to future

29 May 2024

UK law firms are preferring to adopt new technology rather than cut staff to address the current economic climate when compared to their US and Australian counterparts.

← Older posts Page 101 of 1175 Newer posts →

Blog


Credit hire: The truth behind the headlines

Recent headlines about how the credit hire industry works speak volumes about how little is truly understood about this important element of the post-vehicle collision landscape.


Choosing a reporting accountant

It would be beneficial for numerous reasons if the SRA considered providing certain reporting accountants with an accreditation or quality mark.


Jeff Zindani

Blinded by the light: Can law firms survive the PE gold rush?

In a legal market where tradition collides with transformation, law firms of every size and stripe are being approached almost daily by private equity houses.


Loading animation
loading