Dishonesty impacted thousands The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has fined the former owner of a law firm nearly £4 million — a record financial penalty for the regulator. Nurul Miah, who is not a solicitor, owned the firm Kingly Solicitors…
17 June Lawyers are limbering up for this years’ London Legal Walk which is just under a month away. The annual walkathon will see charities, lawyers and judges, from Lady Hale to Geoffrey Vos, cross the capital on Tuesday 17…
Denies using AI Credit: Christian Wiediger on Unsplash A former solicitor who appealed his strike-off was found by the High Court to have cited up to 27 “fake authorities” — a move that amounted to an abuse of process. Venkateshwarlu…
‘Law firms like people with customer facing previous experience’ A Reddit user identifying themselves as a future UCL law student has taken to the message board for advice on a hot conundrum: Can I become a stripper while doing a…
Sensitive data of legal aid applicants – including criminal records – downloaded by hackers Cyber-attackers accessed and downloaded “a significant amount of personal data” — including criminal records, home addresses and financial data — of legal aid applicants in an…
Strong reaction When news broke on Friday that Everton Football Club’s new stadium will be named after corporate law firm, it quickly sparked a flurry of funny memes and video clips across the internet. In a move that surprised many,…
Earned £10k A fraudster has received a suspended prison sentence after using a fake law degree certificate to secure legal roles. Gloucester Crown Court heard how Aditya Rai forged academic certificates claiming he had completed an LLB, and backed this…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Everton’s new £800 million ground named ‘Hill Dickinson Stadium’ [Legal Cheek] Ex-‘magic circle’ leaders launch consultancy to advise private equity on buying law firms [Financial Times] (£) Old…
Toffees Corporate law firm Everton Football Club has confirmed its new £800 million state of the art stadium will be named after a corporate law firm. In announcement late this afternoon the Premiership club announced Hill Dickinson as the official…
Who won what: revealed Last night, the legal community gathered to honour the achievements of the nation’s top trainee-rated firms and chambers at the annual Legal Cheek Awards ceremony. This year’s Legal Cheek Awards, headline sponsored by BARBRI, BPP University…
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