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The Court of Appeal has largely rejected appeals against confiscations orders totalling £8.3m against the three people jailed for conspiracy to defraud legal expenses insurer DAS.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/limited-success-for-das-fraudsters-in-8m-confiscation-order-challenge

The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision not to aggregate as one the claims a Yorkshire law firm’s indemnity insurer is facing because of a multi-million pound fraud run by one partner.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/ca-rejects-insurers-aggregation-bid-in-huge-law-firm-fraud

A trainee solicitor and a legal cashier have each been banned from working for law firms after being found to have taken money from their respective firms.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/trainee-and-legal-cashier-banned-for-taking-money

As things return to ‘normal’ and Covid-19 related restrictions are removed, law firms need to take control in shaping their ‘new normal’ working practices.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/blog/law-firms-must-be-proactive-in-shaping-the-new-normal-in-litigation

Giambrone’s leading international litigation team was instructed by a leading businessman, to appeal the decision of High Court Judge, Mr. Justice Zacaroli, who ruled that the English courts lacked jurisdiction to hear the property developer's £1 billion ($1.38 billion)

https://www.giambronelaw.com/site/news-articles-press/library/articles/giambrone-instructed-in-a-one-billion-pound-fraud-claim?utm_source=Mondaq

A partner who lied to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and her indemnity insurer, and allowed her firm to continue trading without insurance, has been struck off.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/partner-who-lied-to-sra-and-indemnity-insurer-is-struck-off

A solicitor is among three people who have been sent forward for trial in connection with an alleged €268,000 property registration fraud in Dublin.

https://www.irishlegal.com/article/solicitor-sent-for-trial-over-alleged-268-000-property-registration-fraud

Introduction

1. This Circular sets out the position that Her Majesty’s Government takes regarding the use of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in private civil litigation matters. It should be read in conjunction with Home Office Circular 022/2015. The purpose of this Circular is to provide guidance to help protect reporters of SARs (including but not limited to financial institutions and professional services firms), the subjects of SARs and the integrity of the SARs regime wherever possible. Reporters should consider how they can apply points set out in the circular to contribute towards maintaining the wider effectiveness of the SARs regime. For the avoidance of doubt, this circular does not affect any legal obligations of disclosure including under the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 or under an order of the court.

A partner who defrauded his firm of £2.3m over seven years through more than 200 improper withdrawals from client account – some of which was done with the help of a client – has been jailed for four years.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/solicitor-jailed-for-defrauding-firm-of-2-3m-over-seven-years

A solicitor who falsified returns to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) so as to underpay stamp duty land tax and pocket the difference has been jailed for more than three years.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/solicitor-jailed-for-stamp-duty-land-tax-fraud