Non-financial misconduct: Will the FCA take a leaf out of the legal regulator’s book? May 3, 2024 All eyes are on the FCA's non-financial misconduct rules, but they may be a copy of the legal regulator rules, which is notorious for being strict
Post Office scandal: Legal regulator warns it ‘will take action’ against unethical lawyers January 19, 2024 The legal regulator has warned law firms and lawyers who worked for the Post Office will face ‘action’ if they are found to have ‘fallen short’ of the standards. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) provided an update into its investigation today, explaining that it is currently scrutinising tens-of-thousands of pages of information and evidence. The [...]
Legal regulator barred ex-Dentons lawyer over sexual misconduct January 15, 2024 A former Dentons lawyer has been barred from being involved in a legal practice by the regulators over sexual misconduct.
Clyde & Co faces fine after admitting to anti-money laundering failures January 9, 2024 London law firm Clyde & Co looks set to pay a hefty fine after it admitted today that it failed to comply with anti-money laundering regulations.
Post Office scandal: Legal regulator launched over 20 investigations into lawyers and law firms June 24, 2024 The legal regulators have opened more than 20 investigations into law firms and lawyers who were working on behalf of the Post Office
Dentons accused of anti-money laundering failures when representing a ‘politically exposed’ client March 4, 2024 The largest law firm in the world, Dentons, is defending itself against allegations from the legal regulator that it breached anti-money laundering regulations when acting for a client. Starting on Monday, the law firm was at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) over allegations that the law firm failed when acting for a politically exposed person [...]
Clyde & Co fined £500,000 for breaching anti-money laundering rules January 11, 2024 London law firm Clyde & Co has been ordered to pay a £500,000 fine after it failed to comply with anti-money laundering regulations.
Ince Group: The law firm collapse that has rocked London’s legal sector November 2, 2023 Ince collapsed into administration earlier this year. But the bigger crisis came after it was rescued by a law firm virtually no one had heard of.
Exclusive: London law firm used by Wagner boss Yevgeniy Prigozhin has folded December 15, 2023 London-based law firm Discreet Law - used by the Wagner boss - has ceased its practice after it was under investigation for allegedly breaching rules to protect free speech
Legal regulator prepares to recover costs from boss of collapsed firm Axiom Ince May 22, 2024 The UK's legal regulator is preparing to recover funds from the boss of collapsed law firm Axiom Ince, according to new court filings.