‘Bolder, pragmatic, more proactive’: Regulators bare teeth, but will they bite?
2024 started with uncharacteristically decisive action from the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT), when in January it issued its joint highest-ever…
Legal regulation
‘A timely reminder’: SDT issues joint highest-ever fine in anti-money laundering crackdown
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has fined Clyde & Co £500,000 and former partner Edward Mills-Webb £11,900 following a slew of…
‘It sits squarely in the SFO’s wheelhouse’: criminal investigation launched into Axiom Ince as regulators and ex-employees grapple with aftermath
A criminal investigation has been launched into Axiom Ince, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced last month. Seven individuals have…
SFO opens criminal investigation into Axiom Ince
A criminal investigation has been launched into Axiom Ince, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced today (14 November). Seven individuals…
Axiom Ince appoints administrators as Law Society questions compensation fund levy
Axiom Ince has filed documents with the High Court to appoint Neil Bennett, Alex Cadwallader and Andrew Poxon of Leonard…
‘A salutary lesson’: Axiom Ince closed by SRA following months of turmoil
Drawing a long-running saga to its inevitable conclusion, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced on 3 October that it had…
SRA closes Axiom Ince with immediate effect following intervention
Drawing a long-running saga to its inevitable conclusion, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has today (3 October) announced that it…
Ince in firing line over ‘inappropriate’ restaurant behaviour allegations
Ince has launched a formal internal investigation after a viral tweet from a Cardiff restaurant owner claimed a group of…
Ex-Mishcon partner hit with £17,500 SRA fine over conduct breach
A former Mishcon de Reya partner has accepted a £17,500 penalty for his conduct which contributed to the record £232,500…
SRA draws line under probe into ex-Freshfields partner handling of UBS alleged rape case
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has closed its investigation into the conduct of former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Caroline Stroud…
Mishcon hit with record £232,500 SRA penalty over money laundering mishaps
In an unflattering revelation ahead of its planned IPO, Mishcon de Reya yesterday (5 January) received the highest-ever financial penalty…
Freshfields refutes partner misconduct in handling alleged rape case as SRA confirms probe
Just when Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer probably thought its #MeToo woes were behind it, a fresh spotlight has been shone on…
Risk management survey 2020 – Crooked timber
Sponsored by The ongoing #MeToo saga within in the legal profession was only a few chapters old last year when…
Junior barristers blast the government’s ‘woefully insufficient’ self-employed support package
Junior barristers have heavily criticised the government’s self-employed support package as ‘woefully insufficient’ while imploring the Bar Council to address…
‘Under-funded and ill-served’ courts face pressure to adapt as coronavirus hits the justice system
Courts in England and Wales have made changes to their practices as the Lord Chief Justice joins those dismissing claims…
‘Not ingredients for activity’: Treasury reveals fiscal stimulus to battle coronavirus slump
Amid growing economic uncertainty, Treasury today (11 March) announced a budget looking to reassure businesses as coronavirus fears continue to…
Beckwith takes SDT misconduct decision to High Court appeal
Former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Ryan Beckwith has filed a High Court appeal against the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal’s (SDT) finding against…
#MeToo: SRA decides against Freshfields’ Beckwith misconduct sanctions appeal
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has decided not to appeal the sanctions handed to former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer restructuring partner…
Down this road before: State bars fiercely oppose ABA’s US innovation push
The American Bar Association (ABA) suggested yesterday (17 February) that American states consider ‘innovative approaches to the access to justice…
‘Unlikely to be repeated’: SDT justifies sanctions in Freshfields’ Beckwith misconduct case
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal’s (SDT) controversial decision to fine instead of ban Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Ryan Beckwith was because…