‘The narrow focus of the anti-money laundering (AML) regime on criminality leaves solicitors “free to facilitate and legitimise the flow of corrupt capital while staying within the bounds of the law”, a major report has warned.’
Legal Futures, 27th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A law firm that failed to conduct proper anti-money laundering checks while acting for a politically exposed person (PEP) has been fined £25,000.’
Legal Futures, 25th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A paralegal has been ordered to pay costs of just over £20,000 for bringing a “hopeless and misconceived” employment tribunal claim against a law firm.’
Legal Futures, 25th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) yesterday took the unusual step of setting out why it cleared the law firm which acted for Yevgeniy Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group, of misconduct.’
Legal Futures, 25th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A firm which submitted a claim to the Legal Aid Agency for 10,000 pages of prosecution evidence (PPE) but was told it could claim only for 882 pages has succeeded in its High Court appeal.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th March 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Herbert Smith Freehills, the elite global law firm based in London, has been fined by the British government after its former Moscow office made millions of pounds in payments to sanctioned Russian banks.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘There are no rules that require law firms to take on clients outside of criminal work and so they need to be willing to justify their choices publicly, the former senior partner of Allen & Overy said this week.’
Legal Futures, 20th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A major City law firm can continue bringing a case it took on assignment from former clients which could mitigate a possible professional negligence claim, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 18th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that a law firm’s conditional fee agreement had retrospective effect, even if that was not specifically set out in the contract.’
Law Society's Gazette, 17th March 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A solicitor cannot base a victimisation claim against her law firm at the employment tribunal on it reporting her to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), a judge has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 11th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A law firm and two of its partners have been fined nearly £50,000 between them for allowing two wealthy clients to use its client account as a banking facility.’
Legal Futures, 10th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A Chancery Lane firm that brought a claim for unpaid invoices totalling £91,000 could now face a potential negligence action after its former client’s counterclaim was reinstated by the High Court.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th March 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘An MP yesterday criticised the Solicitors Regulation Authority for failing to sanction lawyers who were facilitating “legal intimidation” on behalf of a Russian warlord. Lloyd Hatton, a member of the all-party anti-corruption parliamentary group, said regulators were allowing lawyers to be used as “hired guns” by rich and powerful clients.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th March 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A former client of a leading family law firm should be allowed to sue over its alleged failure to advise about its own negligence, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 6th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The High Court has overturned a ruling that 5,823 people with motor finance commission claims have to file individual claims, rather than sue via eight omnibus claim forms.’
Legal Futures, 5th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A circuit judge has refused to make a group litigation order (GLO) in relation to thousands of Plevin claims brought by one class action law firm, a move competitors had opposed.’
Legal Futures, 3rd March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Something had gone “badly amiss” for a six-figure claim over an accident in Wales to be litigated in London’s Royal Courts of Justice, a judge has said.’
Law Society's Gazette, 4th March 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The number of judicial review claims brought by local authorities has risen steadily since 2021, but permissions have fallen, a report from law firm Burges Salmon has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th February 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Two former partners of a law firm did not vary their 50/50 partnership after it was set up so that one would be in sole control, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 26th February 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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