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This post was originally published on this siteTax lawyers face more reports by HMRC to their regulators and the cloak of legal professional privilege being pierced under government plans unveiled yesterday. The post HMRC to report more tax lawyers to regulators in crackdown appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe High Court has issued a freezing order against the non-lawyer owner of a law firm the SRA shut down last year, at the behest of the solicitor who sold it to her. The post Ex-law firm owner obtains freezing order against successor appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe HOFA of a consumer claims firm that went bust in 2023 concealed its financial difficulties from the SRA in the run-up to its collapse. The post HOFA banned for concealing firm’s dire finances from SRA appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteAn assurance given by a solicitor in a conveyancing transaction was an undertaking, even if he did not use the word, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has ruled. The post SDT: Solicitor gave undertaking even if he did not call it one appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe public would be “shocked” to learn how the credit hire industry operates, a senior district judge has suggested in a case where he had to award £55,000 for an unnecessary 96-day car hire. The post Public would be “shocked” by how credit hire works, says judge appeared […]

This post was originally published on this siteA key objective of the Arbitration Act 2025 is to increase the efficiency of the process, ensuring the UK is well placed to continue competing in the global dispute resolution market. The post Does the Arbitration Act 2025 achieve its aim? appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA key objective of the Arbitration Act 2025 is to increase the efficiency of the process, ensuring the UK is well placed to continue competing in the global dispute resolution market. The post Does the Arbitration Act 2025 achieve its aim? appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteImprovements in the probate system are not filtering through to complex cases, according to a solicitor who has lodged a complaint over “outrageous” delays she has suffered. The post “Outrageous” delays persist for complex probate matters appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteAn elderly in-house solicitor who handled reserved legal work without authorisation, and used his personal bank account to process £86m of client money, has agreed to leave the profession. The post £86m of client money went through in-house solicitor’s personal account appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteExpress Solicitors has strengthened its clinical negligence team with the appointment of Tanzeela Aslam as Partner and deputy head of the department. The post Express Solicitors welcomes new senior clinical negligence solicitor appeared first on Legal Futures.