By Adele Redmond

The Law Society has pushed back against the U.K. government's plan to ban nondisclosure agreements in cases of workplace harassment and discrimination, saying its proposals to make employers cover the cost of written legal advice for workers could undermine settlements and draw out disputes.

By Ashish Sareen

The solicitors' watchdog has proposed two new rules that would require law firms to communicate more clearly and regularly with clients who make complaints as part of reforms to strengthen complaint-handling standards before matters are escalated to the Legal Ombudsman.

By Ashish Sareen

Confusion during the onboarding process and a lack of clear information about costs are among problems people experience when they turn to law firms and claims management companies specializing in high-volume consumer claims, research commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority revealed Thursday.

By Marialuisa Taddia

The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Tuesday that it has barred the former chief executive of Sheffield-based PM Law Ltd. from working at another SRA-regulated law firm after finding he had caused or allowed withdrawals from client accounts that resulted in a shortfall.

By Marialuisa Taddia

The bid by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to tighten oversight of law firm mergers with a proposed notification regime is unlikely to dent U.K. deal activity but could introduce confidentiality risks without tackling the regulator's core concerns, industry experts warned.

By Ashish Sareen

The solicitors' watchdog said Thursday that it has referred two lawyers to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal over alleged misconduct concerning the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, in which accounting system flaws led to the wrongful convictions of hundreds of sub-postmasters.