By Marialuisa Taddia

The legal oversight regulator said Thursday that it has found differences in the advice given by watchdogs about who is authorized to conduct litigation as the Court of Appeal prepares to hear a case that upended some firms' business models.

By Marialuisa Taddia

More than 30,000 candidates in 50 countries have taken the new qualification exam for solicitors, although far fewer have passed on their first attempt, the Solicitors Regulation Authority said Thursday on the fourth anniversary of the new assessment.

By Marialuisa Taddia

A move by the government to take a slice of the interest generated on client accounts could shift the focus of private equity in the legal sector to bigger law firms, leaving smaller players with less leverage in talks with outside investors.

By Marialuisa Taddia

The Solicitors Regulation Authority warned law firms on Wednesday to tighten up their "no win, no fee" practices in high‑volume consumer claims, calling for clearer information on costs and risks and an end to misleading marketing after the collapse of SSB Group.

By Jamie Lennox

A tribunal has ruled that the Scottish law society did not discriminate against a qualified lawyer based on his Roman Catholic Christian faith by hastily investigating a complaint of misconduct against him.

By Marialuisa Taddia

The Bar Council said Tuesday that it has appointed a former government minister as its first commissioner for conduct to tackle what an independent review described as an "unsustainable" situation of bullying and sexual harassment in the profession.