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Jailed solicitor’s ex-wife made subject to unexplained wealth order

20 January 2025

The Serious Fraud Office has secured its first unexplained wealth order against the ex-wife of Tim Schools, the jailed struck-off solicitor behind the Axiom Fund fraud.


Too complex and long – conveyancers condemn Law Society form

17 January 2025

Conveyancers have told the Law Society that its controversial new TA6 property information form is too complex and too long, it revealed yesterday.


Lawyer “fires” Meta as client over “descent into Neo-Nazi madness”

17 January 2025

A US lawyer representing Meta has publicly announced that he has “fired” the company as a client, citing “Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook’s descent into toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness”.


SRA issues warning to firms over sham litigation

17 January 2025

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has urged law firms to protect themselves from sham litigation, which can be used to bypass anti-money laundering rules.


There aren’t enough immigration advisers, says rebranded regulator

17 January 2025

The amount of immigration and asylum advice available across the UK “does not meet the need or demand”, the rebranded Immigration Advice Authority has said.


Over-zealous barristers employing “ethically questionable” tactics

16 January 2025

Barristers may “sometimes allow their zeal to advance a client’s interests to embrace tactics which are ethically questionable”, their regulator said yesterday.


SRA: Consumers “at risk from lawyers who do not understand tech”

16 January 2025

A lack of digital skills across the UK could be a risk for consumers and law firms if lawyers “do not fully understand” new technology, the SRA has warned.


“Rapid uptake” of AI by in-house lawyers to manage litigation

16 January 2025

There has been a “rapid uptake” of AI by in-house legal teams in the past year, with four out of 10 adopting it for the first time to manage litigation.


Listed law firm’s diversification strategy paying off

16 January 2025

Non-legal professional services now account for 30% of the revenue of pioneering listed law firm Gateley, it revealed yesterday alongside good first-half results.


Financial services barristers fill gap in market with ABS

15 January 2025

A specialist chambers of financial services barristers is filling “a gap in the market” by setting up as an alternative business structure regulated by the Bar Standards Board.

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