Author: Neil Rose

This post was originally published on this siteKPMG is set to become the first of the Big Four accountancy firms to set up a regulated law firm in the US after applying for a licence in the state that allows non-lawyer owners. The post KPMG to break new ground by launching ABS in America appeared […]

This post was originally published on this siteA paralegal who did not make the dozens of phone calls he recorded in attendance notes has been disqualified. He also reallocated his files to colleagues without telling them. The post Paralegal disqualified for attendance notes of calls he didn’t make appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Octopus Group, the £13bn financial services and energy business, has launched a law firm to handle probate and estate administration work, Legal Futures can reveal. The post Exclusive: Major consumer group launches law firm appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA CILEX lawyer who misled her lender client so as to complete a residential property transaction has been made subject to a control order by the SRA. The post SRA imposes control order on CILEX lawyer who misled lender client appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Solicitors Regulation Authority has used the enhanced fining power to issue more than £1.5m fines on solicitors in its first two years, new figures have shown. The post SRA issues £1.5m in fines since enhanced power came on stream appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteAlan Blacker – the struck-off solicitor once dubbed by a judge as dressing “like something out of Harry Potter” – has failed in a challenge to a decision refusing him membership of the Bar. The post Blacker fails in challenge to Inner Temple’s membership refusal appeared first on […]

This post was originally published on this siteA recently qualified solicitor at Irwin Mitchell who misled multiple contentious probate clients about the progress of their cases has been struck off. The post Junior solicitor struck off for misleading probate clients appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA recently qualified solicitor at Irwin Mitchell who misled multiple contentious probate clients about the progress of their cases has been struck off. The post Junior solicitor struck off for misleading probate clients appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA barrister who won a bid to have his disbarment for sexual harassing two pupils and a woman on a mini-pupillage reconsidered has been disbarred once again. The post Male barrister disbarred again over harassing female pupils appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe SRA has been ordered to pay a solicitor costs of £184,000 over a prosecution the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal described as “improperly brought”. The post SRA ordered to pay solicitor £184k costs for “improper” prosecution appeared first on Legal Futures.