Jailed solicitor struck off
A Birmingham solicitor currently serving five years in prison for property fraud offences has been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).
SRA sets out case for PII proposals
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has reinforced its case for changes in its requirements for professional indemnity insurance in a letter to the LSB dated Friday, 5 September.
Former partners fined for ‘orderly wind-down’ failings (LSG)
Two former partners have each been fined £2,000 for not closing down their firm properly once insurance cover had run out.
Property Alert service proves popular in the fight against property fraud (EAT)
Six months on from the launch of Land Registry’s Property Alert service, more than 12,000 people have signed up to the free service which provides an early warning of suspicious […]
Legal Services Act heading for “knacker’s yard” (LF)
The “flaws and limitations” of the Legal Services Act are “all too apparent” and, as every year goes by, it is moving closer to “the regulatory equivalent of the knacker’s […]
SRA stands firm on indemnity cover cut (LF)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has hit back at criticism from the Legal Services Board (LSB) over its plans to cut the minimum compulsory cover for law firms from £2m […]