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  • Backdated Document costs Solicitor his Place in the Profession

    Backdated Document costs Solicitor his Place in the Profession

    May 21, 2026

    A solicitor has been struck off after backdating a document and misleading a client. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has removed a Mr Michael Carl…

  • Magistrate removed after speaking publicly

    Magistrate removed after speaking publicly

    May 21, 2026

    The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) has announced the removal of Simon Fawthrop JP from office. The Lord Chancellor acted with the agreement of…

  • Law Centre Closure Exposes Legal Aid Pressure

    Law Centre Closure Exposes Legal Aid Pressure

    May 17, 2026

    Hillingdon Law Centre law centre has been forced into temporary closure, giving the legal aid crisis a local postcode. The closure, reported on 6…

  • Taylor Rose fined £160,000+ by the SRA

    Taylor Rose fined £160,000+ by the SRA

    May 17, 2026

    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…

  • SRA asks Solicitors for £25m for Self Repair

    SRA asks Solicitors for £25m for Self Repair

    May 8, 2026

    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.…

  • BSB seeks Appeal Power over Health Panel Rulings

    BSB seeks Appeal Power over Health Panel Rulings

    May 8, 2026

    The Bar Standards Board wants a new power to challenge health panel decisions. Health panels deal with barristers whose ability to practise may be…

  • SRA and CILEX transfer talks collapse

    SRA and CILEX transfer talks collapse

    May 8, 2026

    The plan to move CILEX regulation to the SRA has been dropped. The proposal would have moved the regulation of CILEX members to the…

  • Money Order puts Pressure on SRA

    Money Order puts Pressure on SRA

    May 7, 2026

    The SRA has reportedly been ordered to explain how up to £40m of client money went missing from the PM Law group. The order,…

  • School Exclusion Claim Survives Limitation Appeal

    School Exclusion Claim Survives Limitation Appeal

    May 7, 2026

    A school’s attempt to stop an out-of-time disability discrimination claim has failed in the Upper Tribunal. The case concerns a mother’s claim over the…

  • BHP Brazil Dam Claim Keeps Pressure on UK Courts

    BHP Brazil Dam Claim Keeps Pressure on UK Courts

    May 7, 2026

    The Court of Appeal handed down judgment on 6 May in the litigation brought by Municipio de Mariana and many other claimants against BHP…

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