An ABS set up by an ex-Premier League footballer has launched a network to provide UK law firms with access to “trusted” ...

Around 130 former clients of SSB Law have settled their negligence claims against the collapsed law firm’s insurer, their solicitor has revealed.

An experienced solicitor who failed to take action after medical reports showed his client had not been fit to plead guilty to 19 criminal charges has been fined £3,800.

Responsibility for submitting law firms’ accountant’s reports should not be switched to the accountants, a leading representative body has told the SRA.