What a High Court judge said yesterday were among “the most serious allegations ever levelled against English solicitors in civil proceedings” will be heard in January 2023, he has decided.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/trial-set-for-most-serious-allegations-made-against-solicitors-in-civil-courts

The Court of Appeal has reinstated the ruling of an employment tribunal (ET) that a law firm was entitled to fire a partner accused of ‘topping up’ legal aid fees with cash from a client’s father.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/partner-fired-for-topping-up-fees-fairly-dismissed-court-of-appeal-rules

As part of the acclaimed Disputes Yearbook, Legal Business interviewed members of our disputes team exploring the litigation landscape and what RPC brings to the table.

https://www.rpc.co.uk/perspectives/commercial-disputes/disputes-yearbook-2021-civil-fraud/

One of the solicitors who acted for sub-postmasters cleared last week by the Court of Appeal is to call on the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to investigate every lawyer acting for the Post Office.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/sub-postmasters-solicitor-calls-on-sra-to-investigate-post-office-lawyers

A former Clyde & Co accountant has been banned from working in the legal profession after she stole £400,000 from the firm over the course of six years.

Ex-City law firm accountant jailed for stealing £400,000 from Clyde & Co - CityAM : CityAM

A woman has been jailed for fraud and providing unqualified immigration advice and services, with her husband sentenced to community service.

Woman jailed for providing unqualified immigration advice - Legal Futures

Two solicitors who issued £1m in loan notes to prop up their firm have been struck off for misusing the money and leaving their investors nursing huge losses.

Solicitors who misused £1m raised from loan notes struck off - Legal Futures

The awards took place last night and were held online for the first time ever

The winners of the Birmingham Law Society 2021 awards - Business Live (business-live.co.uk)

A solicitor jailed for more than three years for forging Land Registry documents in a family dispute with the owners of a Newcastle takeaway has been struck off.

Solicitor struck off for “sophisticated” Land Registry fraud - Legal Futures

A management accountant jailed for stealing £400,000 from leading City law firm Clyde & Co over six years has now been banned from working in the legal profession.

Ban for accountant jailed over £400k theft from major City law firm - Legal Futures