The High Court held that a solicitor’s firm was entitled to claim against a former client for outstanding fees, despite the fact it had admitted to acting in breach of     Read More

Forths are delighted to announce another success in their Criminal Defence department. Following investigations, by the Forths Team, a number of indictments of production and supply of controlled substances against     Read More

Lawyers have been warned over their duty to protect personal information, after a barrister was found to have breached the Data Protection Act for failing to encrypt a laptop containing     Read More

Equity Direct Broking Limited (EDBL) has retained its affinity partnership with Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd, following a full tender process involving a number of other UK providers. The decision by     Read More

A former policeman is one of a gang of six people who have received jail sentences following an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs into an attempted £330m VAT fraud     Read More

A former South Yorkshire policeman has been jailed for more than ten years for his part in an attempted £330m VAT fraud – the largest of its kind in the     Read More

Before-the-event (BTE) legal expenses insurers cannot reject a policyholder’s choice of a non-panel solicitor because the lawyer will not accept payment on their rates, the High Court has ruled. The     Read More

R v. Johnson and others was an SFO prosecution for ‘boiler room’ fraud. The basic facts will be familiar to anyone with any knowledge of such cases:  the Crown alleged     Read More

Justice Minister, Jonathan Djanogly, has relinquished his role in the crack-down on referral fees and ambulance chasing lawyers, The Daily Telegraph has reported. Mr Djanogly’s position was compromised after an     Read More

Solicitors cannot recover the cost of arranging conditional fee agreements (CFAs) and after-the-event (ATE) insurance, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. The Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger also said     Read More