Business secretary accused of false CV claim to be a solicitor February 19, 2025 Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has been accused of falsely claiming that he was a solicitor before being elected as an MP, despite only being a trainee. The cabinet minister – who is responsible for the UK’s businesses and international trade – has previously described himself as a solicitor, including on his LinkedIn profile, according to [...]
Clashes, drama and heaps of debt: Inside the dramatic collapse of RBG Holdings February 14, 2025 Trading suspended, lawyers fleeing and pending insolvency. What happened at the listed legal business RBG Holding?
People love suing solicitors – no wonder PI insurance is so expensive February 12, 2025 Solicitors have been named on the majority of professional indemnity claims. While insurance is legally needed, they don't come cheap
Could Trump’s DEI backlash flow into London? The law will get in the way first February 5, 2025 Trump's push on an anti-DEI agenda is starting to cause a headache at global businesses. But what is the law around this in the UK? And what is the legal sector going to do?
London law firm ‘acted appropriately’ for Putin’s warlord Prigozhin January 28, 2025 The legal regulator is reported to “have decided to take no further action” against law firm Discreet Law which acted for the former leader of leader of Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin. As revealed by Democracy for Sale, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) decided that London-based Discreet Law “acted appropriately” when representing the sanctioned Wagner leader. [...]
‘Untrue and defamatory’: Ian Rosenblatt hits back after troubled listed legal firm RBG ousted him January 8, 2025 Listed legal business RBG Holding, which has seen its shares drop to record low levels, has ousted the founder weeks after he called for the removal of the CEO
Post Office scandal: Lawyers paid millions as MPs call for transparency on legal costs January 2, 2025 Lawyers from City firms were making millions whilst the majority of the money set aside for redress scheme has not to be paid out to the Post Office victims
Nadhim Zahawi’s Osborne Clarke lawyer found guilty of misconduct by Tribunal December 20, 2024 An Osborne Clarke partner has been found guilty of misconduct by a Tribunal for his attempt to silence Dan Neidle on a story over Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs
SFO charged five men over collapse of law firm Axiom Ince December 20, 2024 The Serious Fraud Office charged five men, including two solicitors, in December following the collapse of the law firm Axiom Ince
Legal regulator issues warning over ‘no win, no fee’ marketing December 19, 2024 Legal regulator has issued warnings to law firms, particularly those working on high-volume claims, on the tactics used to try an attract new clients