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FCA and SRA warn against fraud

The FCA and SRA have issued a warning urging firms to protect consumers from multiple representation issues and excessive termination fees

Scott-Moncrieff & Associates fined £68,000 and Ian Insley £9,941 plus costs for misconduct

Scott-Moncrieff and Associates Limited has been fined for failing to uphold important anti-money laundering standards and regulations

Solicitor rebuked for drink driving offence

Marveen Smith faces rebuke and financial penalty after breaching regulatory principles through drink driving conviction

UKHO v Samyung ENC: High Court issues unless order over persistent disclosure breaches

Persistent non-compliance with disclosure orders leads to £90 million strike-out sanction

Al Hashimi v Secretary of State for the Home Department: British Overseas Citizenship claim fails on jurisdictional grounds

High Court dismisses nationality challenge by claimant residing abroad due to lack of ECHR jurisdiction.

R v Maria Kwiatkowska: Court of Appeal examines modern slavery defence and trafficking victim convictions

Court allows appeals against 2011 and 2015 convictions but dismisses later appeals despite trafficking background.

SJ Interview: Joelle Grogan

Dr Joelle Grogan is a legal scholar specialising in the rule of law in times of crisis. She presents The Law Show on BBC Radio 4, and is Co-Academic Director of the Rule of Law Clinic at the CEU Democracy Institute (Budapest), and a Senior Research Fellow at the UCD Sutherland School of Law. Her work focuses on constitutional accountability, emergency powers, and legal misinformation. In this interview, she examines the pressures facing the rule of law in the UK, from executive power and court delays to media narratives, emergencies, and the impact of AI on legal practice.

AI in Law: responsibility never delegated

As AI becomes routine in legal practice, regulators and courts insist accountability stays firmly with the human professional

Paul Hastings strengthens London investment funds

Paul Hastings LLP announced the appointment of David Richardson, bolstering its London office's investment funds practice

A. Duda & Sons acquires Tozer Seeds

A. Duda & Sons, alongside G’s Group, has acquired Tozer Seeds Ltd, enhancing their seed business operations