A practical approach to handling residual balances
Mar 14, 2025 · Residual client account balances present a significant compliance challenge for law firms. These sums, often overlooked in daily operations, carry substantial regulatory …
Compliance update: High-value/luxury dealers - Legal Futures
May 1, 2025 · Why are luxury traders under increasing regulatory scrutiny? Historically, anti-money laundering (AML) regulations have concentrated on cash-heavy industries. However, …
Group brings together law firm, funder, insurer and client builder
Jan 31, 2025 · A new group bringing together businesses that fund, litigate, insure and recruit clients, especially to class actions, has been unveiled. Legatus Holdings is owned by Ian …
Number of personal injury claims falls to new low - Legal Futures
Apr 30, 2025 · The number of new motor injury claims in the first quarter of 2025 fell to an all-time low, new figures have shown. The news comes after last month’s HM Treasury report that …
Lawyers for Hamas under spotlight over bid to remove terror label
Apr 11, 2025 · A South London law firm representing Hamas has put itself at the centre of a political and social media storm after applying to have it removed from the list of proscribed …
Investor points to law firm’s potential in opposing Anexo bid
May 2, 2025 · The proposed bid for Anexo Group – the listed company that owns leading law firm Bond Turner – is a “predatory attempt” to buy it at a fraction of its value, one of its investors …
High Court overturns SRA’s decision to intervene in law firm
Nov 28, 2024 · The High Court has taken the almost unprecedented step of withdrawing a notice of intervention into a law firm issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). His Honour …
Public would be “shocked” by how credit hire works, says judge
Mar 26, 2025 · The public would be “shocked” to learn how the credit hire industry operates, a senior district judge has suggested in a case where he had to award £55,000 for an …
Family law market grows more strongly than expected
May 1, 2025 · The family law market grew more strongly than expected last year, taking its total value to almost £2.2bn as firms look to offer more holistic services and embrace AI, according …
Solicitor suspended after client's millions pass through bank account
Apr 2, 2025 · The first solicitor ever prosecuted for ‘tipping off’ a client about a money laundering investigation has now been suspended from practice for allowing a client to use his firm’s …