SME and high street lawyers alliance turns its attentions to client account proposals
Over 150 signatories have lent their support to calls for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to review its thinking on plans to remit a proportion of the interest earned on lawyers’ client accounts in England and Wales to the government to invest in wider access to justice, including legal aid. Fresh from their campaign to […]
Equity release lending ‘resilient’ but down on 12 months ago
The equity release market remains broadly stable with negligible changes to lending and customer numbers compared with the previous quarter. But, reported the Equity Release Council (ERC) in its latest quarterly figures, lending was down 7% year on year. The figures suggest the equity release market is showing “resilience” said John Godfrey, chair of the […]
Apprentice solicitor handed section 43 order after being “dishonest” about arrest
An apprentice solicitor has been subjected to a section 43 order after stating his reason for his absence from work was due to illness when he had in fact been arrested. Owen Goodhand was training as a solicitor at Martin Tolhurt Partnership LLP until he was dismissed by the firm on 24 June 2025 after […]