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A solicitor from Swindon has been jailed after stealing tens of thousands of pounds from two vulnerable people.
Alison Griffiths, 55, of Sheerwold Close, Stratton, Swindon, appeared at Swindon Crown Court after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud by abuse of position.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is unlikely to make a decision regarding any potential prosecutions against lawyers involved in the Post Office scandal until after the inquiry has concluded, it confirmed today.
https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/01/sra-wont-rush-to-prosecute-post-office-scandal-lawyers/#comment-section
Seven people have been arrested by fraud investigators as part of a criminal investigation into collapsed law firm Axiom Ince and around £66 million of missing client money.
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2023/11/14/seven-arrested-as-sfo-launches-probe-into-suspected-fraud-at-law-firm-axiom-ince/
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act gives Companies House a huge range of new powers to help disrupt economic crime and increase trust in the companies register in the biggest upgrade of its service in close to 180 years.
https://www.solicitorsjournal.com/sjarticle/robust-laws-passed-to-fight-corruption-money-laundering-and-fraud
A devout Christian solicitor who stole £1.85 million from his clients' accounts, in a bid to chase a Spanish lottery winnings he had been scammed into believing he'd won, has been jailed for four years.
Hugh Lansdell, 74, was a senior partner at Norfolk firm Hansells when he stole the money between 2015 and 2017.
The disgraced solicitor believed 'God had answered his prayers' when he received a letter saying he was in line for £825,000 jackpot, but could only receive the winnings after making a £41,000 payment for 'non-resident tax'.
A former solicitor who defrauded clients at his firm of almost £2 million has been jailed.
Hugh Lansdell, 74, was today (22 September 2023) sentenced to four years imprisonment at Norwich Crown Court for committing fraud by abuse of position over almost a two-year period.
Legal professional privilege should not apply in a case where there is a “very good arguable case” that a client used global firm DLA Piper’s services to assist a fraud, the High Court has ruled.
https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/high-court-removes-privilege-in-fraud-claim-involving-top-law-firm
The cost-of-living crisis is encouraging “opportunistic” personal injury fraud, with “professional enablers” designing “cynical ‘conveyor belt’ processes” to maximise fake or exaggerated injuries, according to a leading law firm.
https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/professional-enablers-fuelling-opportunistic-personal-injury-fraud
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) reported transactions potentially involving money laundering worth over £75m to the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the last financial year.
Small firms dominated once again, with 70% of the 24 suspicious activity reports (SARs) sent by the SRA to law enforcement involving sole practices or law firms with 10 or fewer fee-earners, and the majority relating to conveyancing.
https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/small-firms-at-heart-of-aml-reports-made-by-sra
A ban on UK lawyers providing ‘legal advisory services’ to Russians comes into force today as the government ratchets up sanctions following the Ukraine invasion yet further.
https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/ban-on-providing-legal-advisory-services-to-russians-comes-into-force
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