UK Regulation

UK Regulator Targets Law Firm Mergers, Financial Risks

By Marialuisa Taddia

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has approved a timeline that would implement regulatory reforms like tighter oversight of mergers and acquisitions and enhanced scrutiny of law firms' financial stability by late 2026.

SRA Flags Concerns Over High-Volume Litigation Practices

By Marialuisa Taddia

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has raised "serious" concerns about law firms engaged in high-volume litigation, disclosing more than 80 ongoing investigations into cases involving financial products, housing disrepair and cavity wall insulation.

SRA Shuts Down Law Firm Tied To Labour Councillor

By Ashish Sareen

A London law firm that had a Labour Party councillor as one of its managers has been shut down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the solicitors' watchdog has said.

UK Consumers Seek 'Unbundled' Legal Services To Cut Costs

By Marialuisa Taddia

A record number of British consumers are turning to lower-cost "unbundled" legal services as rising prices have pushed many to seek more affordable legal help, the Legal Services Consumer Panel said Thursday.

Lawyers Warn Jury-Free Trials Won't Solve Court Backlog

By Eddie Beaver

Proposals to create a new division of court without juries will not solve the backlog of cases facing the criminal justice system without long-term investment to undo systemic underfunding, lawyers warned Wednesday.

Fraud Trials Without Juries At Heart Of Radical Court Reform

By Eddie Beaver

A landmark independent review of England's ailing criminal court system on Wednesday called for serious and complex fraud cases to be tried by judge alone and the creation of a new category of court without juries.

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