3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (814+ words) The Law Society of Northern Ireland (LSNI) is in turmoil over a row about its chief executive giving a character reference for a relative convicted of historical sexual offences. The society has this week revealed that a disciplinary panel had…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (617+ words) Accounts: No reconciliations for two and a half years A veteran solicitor who let his firm’s accounts fall into chaos, causing the SRA Compensation Fund to pay out £400,000 to his former clients, has been suspended from practice. An external accountant…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (575+ words) File: Colleague refused request to hide matter A newly qualified solicitor who asked a colleague to hide a client file so as to cover up her lack of work on an HM Land Registry (HMLR) application, has been struck off....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (645+ words) Patten: No taking work away from firms A private client solicitor has transformed his law firm into a specialist fixed-fee service which aims to unblock stalled probate matters. Sole practitioner Justin Patten said Human Law used AI to help diagnose…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (718+ words) SDT: Solicitor showed limited insight A solicitor who was suspended for a year after she was found to have been “grossly negligent” has failed in a bid to get conditions removed from her practising certificate. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT)…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (879+ words) A judge has allowed hundreds of rugby head injury claims to go ahead despite not complying with unless orders, after taking “comfort” from the players changing solicitor. Senior Master Cook said that had Richard Boardman, principal of London firm Rylands…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (642+ words) SDT: Solicitors paid themselves nearly £250,000 over 15 months A law firm owner who has cost the profession £450,000 in payouts from the SRA Compensation Fund because of money missing from client account has been struck off. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) said…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (505+ words) Gilby: Received one of largest compensation awards ever made to an NHS staff member The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) board member under fire for the “pivotal role” he played in the plot to remove an NHS whistleblower has chosen not…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (627+ words) A Cannondale Topstone bike in action A young City solicitor has been struck off for making a fraudulent insurance claim after his £1,700 bike was stolen during a house move. Kieran Ferguson admitted dishonestly making some misleading statements but argued that…...