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Market for alternative legal services providers grows by 40%

29 January 2025

There has been another big rise in the size of the alternative legal services provider market, up by around 40% in only two years to $28.5bn (£22.9bn) globally.


Solvency fears at RBG suspends trading in shares

28 January 2025

RBG Holdings – the AIM-listed owner of London law firms Rosenblatt and Memery Crystal – has suspended trading in its shares amid worries about its solvency.


SRA can keep disciplinary decisions online for longer

28 January 2025

The Legal Services Board has approved plans by the SRA to change its publication policy and keep details of misconduct on its website for longer.


Solicitors “letting down” women subjected to economic abuse

28 January 2025

Lawyers giving independent legal advice in cases of potential economic abuse of women are helping the abusers more than their clients, new research has suggested.


Court orders law firm to pay costs for “improper” conduct of case

28 January 2025

The Family Court has ordered a law firm to pay 35% of a father’s costs for its “improper, unreasonable and negligent acts”, with their client ordered to pay the rest.


Ban for trainee who misled employer over reason for day off

28 January 2025

A trainee solicitor who misled her employer over why she wanted a day off work, seemingly to hide the fact that she was in court over planning breaches, has been banned from the profession.


Solicitor cleared of AML offences he had admitted to

27 January 2025

The SDT has taken the unusual step of rejecting a solicitor’s admissions that he should have done more due diligence on £24m paid into his firm’s client account.


KC applications up as succees rate continues to fall

27 January 2025

The appointments of 105 new King’s Counsel were announced on Friday after the highest number of applications for 16 years – but the success rate continues to fall.


MoJ mulls relaxing limits on remote advice for legal aid clients

27 January 2025

The government is considering relaxing rules that control the amount of remote client consultations civil legal aid providers can offer, as well as their office opening times.


Barrister fined for call declaration omissions “had told Lincoln’s Inn”

27 January 2025

The lawyer heavily fined for failing to declare adverse findings about himself when applying to be called to the Bar said he had already done so when joining Lincoln’s Inn.

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