Risk & Compliance
Funny money: Don't be like Al Capone
With money laundering now a sophisticated affair, Susan Humble warns of the risks of complacency
Unregulated barrister and ex-solicitor disbarred for dishonest conduct
An unregistered barrister has been disbarred following dishonesty relating to conveyancing in 2004
Operation change: Maintaining the standards expected
Adapting to the post-covid new world requires maintaining appropriate oversight and conformity with regulatory and ethical duties, says Tracey Calvert
Veering off default
Matthew Duncan considers the judge’s approach to assessing damages where solicitors had been negligent in creating a trust scheme
A climate for solicitor negligence?
Michael Young explains why he is unsuprised by an uptick in notification of negligence claims during covid-19
Integrity and public trust: Avoiding an unruly mess
Esther Drabkin-Reiter examines how the court in Beckwith tied the scope of regulation by the SRA and the tribunal to a proper interpretation of th
£986,000 damages following firm’s professional negligence
An adult son who was disinherited by his mother has won almost £1m in damages for law firm negligence
SRA prosecution: at what price?
Susanna Heley comments on the regulator’s resistance to dropping proceedings against solicitor Z, despite significant risk to his life
Who bears the burden?
John Binns considers the potential impact of imposing an additional burden on firms with the proposed AML levy
