27 Feb 2021Integrity and public trust: Avoiding an unruly messEsther Drabkin-Reiter examines how the court in Beckwith tied the scope of regulation by the SRA and the tribunal to a proper interpretation of the standards in the handbook
26 Feb 2021Veering off defaultMatthew Duncan considers the judg';s approach to assessing damages where solicitors had been negligent in creating a trust scheme
19 Feb 2021A climate for solicitor negligence?Michael Young explains why he is unsuprised by an uptick in notification of negligence claims during covid-19
5 Feb 2021£986,000 damages following firm's professional negligenceAn adult son who was disinherited by his mother has won almost £1m in damages for law firm negligence
4 Feb 2021SRA prosecution: at what price?Susanna Heley comments on the regulator's resistance to dropping proceedings against solicitor Z, despite significant risk to his life
4 Feb 2021Who bears the burden?John Binns considers the potential impact of imposing an additional burden on firms with the proposed AML levy
28 Jan 2021Putting employees firstTaking care of your employees should be at the heart of a firm's compliance culture and initiatives, says Tracey Calvert