Neil Rose

Interest on Lawyers’ Client Account (ILCA) schemes around the world do not go into general government coffers, as the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is proposing, according to research. The Centre for Socio-Legal Studies at Oxford University also observed that... See more

A woman who used a solicitor to buy a law firm while she was still a trainee, and then practised unsupervised, has been fined for misconduct. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) said that while Zarina Shaheen Bostan’s motivation—to qualify as a sol... See more

The government’s proposed raid on client account interest “will put high street law firms at risk and force legal fees to rise for those that survive”, the Law Society has warned. As we reported yesterday, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has issued a consul... See more

A solicitor who acted for a cricketer jailed for spot fixing has been cleared of an allegation that he encouraged his client to offer false evidence in his defence. However, Shahid Ali was fined £40,000 after admitting that he had dishonestly misled his c... See more

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) taking over the supervision of anti-money laundering (AML) activity risks delay and double jeopardy, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has warned. It recommended that the FCA be placed under a binding duty to... See more