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NewsIn depth: Axiom Ince report makes grim reading for defiant SRA
Last week’s report into the SRA’s actions before shutting down Axiom Ince is a catalogue of omissions and missed opportunities. Will an aggressively expansionist – and unrepentant – regulator choose to learn any lessons?
NewsBan for ex-Axiom Ince employee who transferred £54.5m from bank account
SRA also imposes section 43 order on a second employee, for doctoring bank statements and misleading forensic investigators.
NewsBudget ’24: Justice spending to rise by £1.9bn
MoJ budget to rise 5.6% in real terms each year from 2024 to 2026 - but chancellor is silent on more cash for legal aid.
NewsAxiom Ince report: What the SRA knew - and what it failed to do
In its response, the SRA seizes on one sentence of praise in an 11-page summary. The rest details a catalogue of failures.
OpinionHubris, nemesis: it’s time for the SRA to stop empire-building and rebuild trust
The long-awaited report on the SRA’s handling of Axiom Ince ahead of the firm’s closure is lacerating.
OpinionFooled again?
As Labour marks 100 days in government, a non-exhaustive list of issues that demand resolution.
NewsTop 10 UK law firms increase fees by 40% in five years
Global elite firms continue to pull away from the rest, though profit margins are up across the top-50.
ProfileHistory man
Criminal defence stalwart Richard Atkinson will lead the Law Society’s bicentenary celebrations as president in 2024/25. But his principal mission is to help rescue a justice system in ‘dire straits’, he tells Paul Rogerson.
OpinionCasual redress
Where the state and its agents are culpable for avoidable tragedies, ad hoc compensation schemes are not the answer.
OpinionStaying the course
Anna Bradley has been reappointed as SRA chair for another two years, after the regulator called off its search to fill the post.
OpinionDeclaration of independence
It is well past time for the UK’s corporate governance framework to take account of the conflicted predicament of in-housers.
NewsIn depth: An uncertain outlook for devolved justice in Wales
As the Law Society unveils a landmark report on the outlook for justice in Wales, progress on devolution remains highly uncertain despite a change of government at Westminster.
NewsJustice in Wales: Law Society warns against ‘sudden devolutionary spasm’
Part or full devolution of justice offers ‘significant opportunities’ - but new discussion paper opposes creation of a separate jurisdiction.
NewsLaw Society Council members to be paid for first time
Unless Council members are remunerated, solicitors including junior lawyers and in-house counsel ‘may feel unable to stand for election’, says Chancery Lane.
NewsLeicester’s victorious KC hits out at Premier League criticism of ‘distinguished lawyers’
Sports regulators should be wary of criticising decision-making panels when they don’t get the result they want, says Blackstone’s Nick De Marco.
OpinionX marks the rot
Many lawyers have quit the social media platform, but no one should feel compelled to join the exodus.
NewsLeasehold reforms: Charity challenges massive wealth transfer to ‘non-doms and tax exiles’
Mark Stephens leading novel High Court challenge to primary legislation which could cost charities millions.
NewsDevolution of justice to Wales years away amid Labour scepticism
New research project kicks reform into long grass after incoming secretary of state voices doubts about ‘fiddling around with structures’.
NewsSpecial report: Trade creditors pay £800 million price of law firm failures
Debt mountain revealed by Gazette analysis of law firms that have collapsed since the profession’s ‘Big Bang’.