The Legal Services Board (LSB) has launched an enforcement action against the SRA over the collapse of Axiom Ince, finding that the regulator failed to act "adequately, effectively and efficiently".

One of the worst things you can call someone in Scotland: a Tory. Humza Yousaf, the former first minister in Scotland, has apologised to a senior barrister for referring to him as a "Tory f*ckwit".

Like buses, you wait for one tax story... HMRC is prosecuting a leading tax KC for allegedly evading tax for nine years. Robert Venables KC runs his practice at Old Square Tax Chambers, one of the ...

Christopher, convicted of false imprisonment, will face real imprisonment. A "cult" group, which claimed to run the world’s real judicial system, have been sentenced to jail, after its members ...

A company has been accused of taking advantage of people desperate to enter the legal profession by charging £1,995 for ‘paralegal training’. Bradstone Allington promises that candidates who are ...

Lawyers at City firms have shared with ROF some of the biggest mistakes they've witnessed One ex-partner recounted a real estate colleague who kept secret for 15 years the fact he’d misdrafted an ...

Starmer time! At Ward Hadaway. Even if the world is burning there are some engagements a Prime Minister just can’t skip. Remembrance Sundays, coronations, UN summits - and meetings of Ward Hadaway ...

Long hours and “ridiculous” client demands are the biggest factors harming solicitors’ mental health, a survey for the City of London Law Society suggests. The survey is still open, so if you’re a ...

The solicitor suspected of draining £66m from his firm’s client accounts has been spotted enjoying himself with a new crew - but he's denied allegations that he picked up the bill. Pragnesh Modhwadia ...

OC NQs - behind the pouting, there's genuine joy at being kept on. As the final trainee retention confirmations trickle in, Osborne Clarke announced it is keeping hold of 86% of its qualifying ...

A report has calculated that the top UK firms have upped the rates they charge clients by almost 40% in the last five years. The survey, by PwC, stated that the top 10 UK-headquartered firms by ...

Emily McGonagle worked on high value transactions for international clients, but binned it all in favour of a booth, a microphone, and a gargoyle named Doyle. After qualifying at Mayer Brown, ...