Author: Neil Rose

This post was originally published on this siteA law firm partner has been struck off for fabricating documents to mislead the SRA about his role in mismanaging a client’s personal injury trust. The post Partner who fabricated documents he gave to SRA struck off appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA solicitor struck off for multiple rule breaches, including that he actively concealed from his employer the fact that he had taken loans from clients, has failed in his appeal. The post Solicitor who misled firm about client loans fails in strike-off appeal appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteSexual harassment at the Bar that “might have been tolerated and even expected in the past is no longer acceptable”, a disciplinary tribunal has said – but “regrettably, such behaviour is still widespread”. The post Tribunal sends message over sexual harassment at the Bar appeared first on Legal […]

This post was originally published on this siteThe Law Society, Bar Council, CILEX and the Association of Costs Lawyers have become the latest to call for stronger oversight of third-party litigation funding. The post Lawyer groups back stronger regulation of litigation funding appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteChartered accountants are finally to get the right to conduct the reserved legal activity of administering oaths, six years after their regulator gained the power to grant it. The post Accountants set to start administering oaths appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteBusiness secretary Jonathan Reynolds has officially corrected the House of Commons record for describing himself as a solicitor, amid continuing jabs from the Conservatives. The post Reynolds corrects official record over calling himself a solicitor appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe government has agreed to continue funding LawtechUK for the next year, committing £1.5m to support greater use of AI and other technology in legal services. The post Government commits to continuing lawtech push appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA leading US law firm has been fined £300,000 for failing to have anti-money laundering risk assessments and procedures in place in its London office. The post London office of top US firm fined £300k for AML failures appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteSpecialist regulatory lawyers have expressed concern that the High Court ruling in the Dentons case places too much reliance on the SRA’s view of the seriousness of rule breaches. The post Lawyers worried by over-reliance on SRA discretion post Dentons appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteDisqualified licensed conveyancer Lloyd Davies did not “accurately” reflect the agreed facts of his case in his public statement about it, his regulator said yesterday in an unusual move. The post CLC deprecates “apology” by disqualified conveyancer appeared first on Legal Futures.