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Solicitor suspended for allowing unadmitted person to run law firm

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.

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

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

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Pro Bono Week kicks off amid rising demand and provision

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.

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Only a fifth of law firms fully compliant with AML rules

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.

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NQ solicitor struck off for faking emails and misleading new employer

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.

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QualitySolicitors joins forces with accountancy firm network

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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SRA takes action against two ex-Axiom Ince employees

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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From regulation to SSB Law – CJC publishes litigation funding report

The Civil Justice Council’s litigation funding working group published its interim report yesterday, taking on issues ranging from regulation of third-party funders to the collapse of SSB Law.

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