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A solicitor who “considered herself to be the client” while operating under a lasting power of attorney (LPA), sending bills to herself and massively overcharging the elderly client involved, has been struck off.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/solicitor-who-considered-herself-to-be-the-client-is-struck-off

The former finance director of a North-East law firm has been banned from working in the profession after using “residual client monies” kept in a separate deposit account to pay the firm’s VAT and staff salaries.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/finance-director-used-client-funds-to-pay-vat-and-salaries

A solicitor has been suspended for six months after being convicted of using a disabled parking badge with intent to deceive shortly after she qualified.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/solicitor-avoids-strike-off-for-disabled-badge-dishonesty

The Court of Appeal has largely rejected appeals against confiscations orders totalling £8.3m against the three people jailed for conspiracy to defraud legal expenses insurer DAS.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/limited-success-for-das-fraudsters-in-8m-confiscation-order-challenge

The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision not to aggregate as one the claims a Yorkshire law firm’s indemnity insurer is facing because of a multi-million pound fraud run by one partner.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/ca-rejects-insurers-aggregation-bid-in-huge-law-firm-fraud

A trainee solicitor and a legal cashier have each been banned from working for law firms after being found to have taken money from their respective firms.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/trainee-and-legal-cashier-banned-for-taking-money

As things return to ‘normal’ and Covid-19 related restrictions are removed, law firms need to take control in shaping their ‘new normal’ working practices.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/blog/law-firms-must-be-proactive-in-shaping-the-new-normal-in-litigation

Giambrone’s leading international litigation team was instructed by a leading businessman, to appeal the decision of High Court Judge, Mr. Justice Zacaroli, who ruled that the English courts lacked jurisdiction to hear the property developer's £1 billion ($1.38 billion)

https://www.giambronelaw.com/site/news-articles-press/library/articles/giambrone-instructed-in-a-one-billion-pound-fraud-claim?utm_source=Mondaq

A partner who lied to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and her indemnity insurer, and allowed her firm to continue trading without insurance, has been struck off.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/partner-who-lied-to-sra-and-indemnity-insurer-is-struck-off

A solicitor is among three people who have been sent forward for trial in connection with an alleged €268,000 property registration fraud in Dublin.

https://www.irishlegal.com/article/solicitor-sent-for-trial-over-alleged-268-000-property-registration-fraud