7th May - Law News

Edition 5245 LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.

Today's Highlighted Video: Reporting concerns - Will the SRA investigate my concern about a solicitor or firm?

A selection of important developments in the world of law and justice (for a comprehensive look at the news and events, please visit @theLawMap Twitter/X feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• SRA intervenes to shut down three firms in a week, as solicitors wait to hear costs of enforcement action | Law Gazette
• What the most successful rainmakers know about building a practice - The Global Legal Post
• Solicitor's failure to redeem charges "a warning to profession" - Legal Futures
• Solicitor fined £30,000 for 'obvious conflict' arising from LCF role | Law Gazette
• Big defence law firms HF and Hempsons to merge in search of integrated 'efficiencies' | Law Gazette
• Prosecutors to ‘fast-track’ hate crime cases in England and Wales after spate of attacks. Staff told to prosecute as quickly as they can, rather than waiting to gather all evidence, to tackle ‘climate of fear’ felt by Jewish community