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The Civil Mediation Council is creating an independent regulatory body and applying for a Royal charter in a bid to drive up standards in the profession, it has emerged.

A Ministry of Justice pilot project offering early publicly funded legal advice for housing debt and welfare benefit ended up helping only five people – but it nonetheless has potential.

Private equity-backed Lawfront – which earlier this month made its fourth major acquisition – is now looking to build a group turning over £150m, Legal Futures can reveal.

The options for solicitors to offer services to the public as freelancers or from unregulated businesses have had a “modest impact on consumer choice”, research for the SRA has found.

A solicitor who tried to pass off costs incurred by someone else as his own before the Business and Property Court has been struck off.

The Legal Services Board has warned regulators that they could face action over “slow” progress in developing quality indicators to help consumers choose lawyers.

The Ministry of Justice is formally looking at whether interest on some client accounts could be diverted to fund legal services for people unable to afford advice, Legal Futures can reveal.

The government has finally confirmed that fixed recoverable costs for low-value clinical negligence claims that settle pre-issue will come into force in October 2024.

A conveyancing assistant who signed a form purporting to be her line manager because she was under pressure from her client has been barred from working for law firms.

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has dismissed an allegation that a solicitor planted an unwanted kiss on the lips of a more junior colleague at their firm’s spring party.