A solicitor has been struck off after backdating a document and misleading a client. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has removed a Mr Michael Carl Lillywhite from the roll after finding dishonest conduct involving a backdated document and a misleading email.…

The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) has announced the removal of Simon Fawthrop JP from office. The Lord Chancellor acted with the agreement of the Lady Chief Justice after a disciplinary process found gross misconduct. The JCIO said he made…

Hillingdon Law Centre law centre has been forced into temporary closure, giving the legal aid crisis a local postcode. The closure, reported on 6 May, has been linked to a lack of funding and wider pressure on the legal aid…

Taylor Rose has been fined £160,000 by the Solicitors Regulation Authority over accounts rules breaches. Reporting this week says the regulator found multiple failures between 2022 and 2025, including ineffective systems and controls, long-held residual client balances and failures to…

The SRA wants solicitors to pay more for regulation. The regulator has opened a consultation on its draft business plan and budget for 2026/27. It wants £111.5 million in overall funding. That is £25 million more than last year, a…

The Bar Standards Board wants a new power to challenge health panel decisions. Health panels deal with barristers whose ability to practise may be affected by illness or a medical condition. The BSB wants the power to appeal those decisions…

The plan to move CILEX regulation to the SRA has been dropped. The proposal would have moved the regulation of CILEX members to the Solicitors Regulation Authority. In theory, it offered a cleaner system, with solicitors and chartered legal executives…