Investigating alleged ‘misappropriation of client money’ The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is investigating a “potential fraud” at a major regional law firm that abruptly shut down earlier this month without warning. Sheffield-based PM Law, which employed more than 600 staff…
New LawCare report A mental health charity has supported more people in the legal sector than ever before, with trainee solicitors among those reaching out for help in significant numbers. LawCare’s latest Impact Report reveals it supported 753 people last…
Anonymous call made with robotic voice A law student has been convicted of making hoax bomb threat to the University of Reading after being expelled, triggering the evacuation of campus buildings during induction week. Muzammil Ayyaz, 30, was found guilty…
The Legal Cheek Podcast looks at everything from class actions to litigation funding — listen now From courtroom strategy to behind-the-scenes negotiations, what does it truly mean to be a disputes lawyer? In this episode of The Legal Cheek Podcast,…
Sentenced next month A solicitor has been convicted of stalking after bombarding a court blogger with around 120 emails, voicemails and a birthday gift over a five-month period. District Judge Towell found Andrew Jonathan Milne guilty of stalking without fear,…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Lammy’s jury changes will not fix backlog, warns chief barrister [The Telegraph] (£) Brother of London lawyer killed in mass Laos poisoning slams ‘joke’ £135 fines [London Evening…
One associate used it to buy dog shoes US law firm Kirkland & Ellis has reportedly scrapped its ‘Kirkland Concierge’ service, a luxury perk that gave partners and associates access to on-call assistants to run errands on their behalf.. The…
Spoils trademark bid Swedish plant-based producer Oatly has had its hopes soured after losing a long-running legal battle to use the word “milk” to market its products. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled against Oatly being allowed to trademark or…
‘Panicked’ A solicitor who turned up half an hour late for a court hearing and then tried to cover his tracks with a fabricated attendance note has been struck off the roll. Alexander David Edmund Hayes Gallagher, who qualified in…
Spared jail A former legal secretary at Latham & Watkins has been barred from the profession following a conviction for fraud. Aminata Pungi made “unauthorised transfers” from the personal bank accounts of an individual for whom she was working, into…