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SRA imposes “interim” conditions on work of SSB Group chief

5 November 2024

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has imposed conditions on the practice of SSB Group co-founder Jeremy Brooke while it continues its probe into what went wrong.


Solicitor suspended for allowing unadmitted person to run law firm

5 November 2024

A solicitor who allowed an unadmitted “friend” to run a law firm of which he was nominee director and shareholder, has been suspended for two years.


Law firms treating AML training as “tick-box exercise”

5 November 2024

Many law firms treat anti-money laundering training as a “tick-box exercise”, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has found.


Pro Bono Week kicks off amid rising demand and provision

5 November 2024

Demand for, and provision of, pro bono legal services are both increasing, it was reported this week to mark the 23rd annual Pro Bono Week.


Only a fifth of law firms fully compliant with AML rules

4 November 2024

Only 22% of law firms checked by the Solicitors Regulation Authority for their approach to anti-money laundering in the past year were fully compliant with the rules.


NQ solicitor struck off for faking emails and misleading new employer

4 November 2024

A newly qualified solicitor who lost her job for falsifying progress on a matter and then did not tell her new employer why she had moved on, has been struck off.


QualitySolicitors joins forces with accountancy firm network

4 November 2024

Law firm marketing network QualitySolicitors has joined forces with an alliance of accounting practices as part of a push to create a national professional services group.


Lawyers’ “serious failings” topped by Court of Appeal errors

4 November 2024

The “serious failings” of a claimant’s lawyers in appealing a decision were rendered irrelevant by mistakes in the Court of Appeal office, the court has admitted.


Client bias “not a factor” in complaints about BAME solicitors

1 November 2024

Groundbreaking research has contradicted the views of academics and solicitors that bias amongst clients in part explains why BAME solicitors are overrepresented in reports to the SRA.


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.

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