Compliance & Regulation


Project eyes client interest and large firm levies to support advice sector

24 April 2025

A project exploring new funding streams for the not-for-profit legal advice sector – including interest on client accounts and levies of large law firms – went live this month.


Partner struck off for misleading client and firm over visa progress

24 April 2025

A partner who misled his client and his supervising partner about the progress of the client’s visa application has been struck off.


Solicitor who secured release of client’s money then breached rules

23 April 2025

A solicitor who successfully released money frozen in a client’s bank account then broke the accounts rules by having it transferred into her firm’s client account.


LSB shaves budget demand but lawyers still face 11% rise

22 April 2025

The Legal Services Board has trimmed its proposed budget increase for 2025-26 but it is still to rise by 11% – adding £3.05 onto every regulated lawyer’s practising fees.


Trio of solicitors rebuked for dormant balances and suspense ledgers

17 April 2025

Three former directors of a law firm have been rebuked for allowing it to accrue hundreds of dormant balances and five suspense ledgers that between them held £930,000.


Tribunal reduced suspension for sexual misconduct barrister

16 April 2025

“Exceptional” personal mitigation led a tribunal to reduce the suspension of a male barrister who harassed a woman at his chambers’ Christmas party below the indicative sentence.


Solicitor who practised while suspended is struck off

16 April 2025

A solicitor who practised while suspended has been struck off, while the law firm owner who unwittingly employed him received a suspended sentence.


Solicitor suspended for not disclosing own-interest conflict

15 April 2025

A law firm owner has been suspended for not disclosing conflicts of interest to clients, including that his wife was a director of the property development company they were buying from.


Solicitors set to pay £38m towards Law Society’s representative work

15 April 2025

Solicitors are set to pay £38m towards being represented by the Law Society after it announced plans for a 2% rise in the income it takes from the annual practising fees.


Judge “helped duty solicitor avoid security checks”

15 April 2025

A tribunal judge who let a solicitor bypass security checks to enter a courthouse – leading to a confrontation with security staff – has been given formal advice for misconduct.


Council fines law firm for breaking law in collecting rent for clients

14 April 2025

The First-tier Tribunal has upheld an £8,400 fine imposed on a law firm for not belonging to a client money protection scheme while collecting rent for properties owned by clients.


“You’ve put a target on my back” – Hamas barrister attacks TV presenter

14 April 2025

The barrister acting for terror group Hamas has accused a Talk TV presenter of putting a “target on my back” by associating him with his client.


Law firm employee banned for lying to client about complaint

14 April 2025

A law firm team manager who misled a client about the progress of his complaint rather than admit a mistake has been barred from working in the profession.


Lawyers for Hamas under spotlight over bid to remove terror label

11 April 2025

A South London law firm representing Hamas has put itself at the centre of a political and social media storm after applying to have it removed from the list of proscribed organisations.


Legal Ombudsman increases budget further despite opposition

10 April 2025

The Legal Ombudsman is to increase its budget by £2m or 11.4%, having received fierce criticism of its initial plan for a 10.2% rise – but it was nearly even more.

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