The Law Society Gazette

The Law Society Gazette, often referred to simply as the Gazette or the Law Gazette, is a weekly publication aimed at solicitors in England and Wales. It is produced by the Law Society of England and Wales.

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Trump makes explosive attack on US judge, as shadow justice secretary warned about judicial criticism

16 hours ago | lawgazette.co.uk | John Hyde

US president Donald Trump has delivered an astonishing public rant against the judge ruling in his legal battle with a Seattle law firm. A hearing was held yesterday before a federal court where Perkins Coie applied to have an executive order from the Trump administration ruled unlawful.
Nottinghamshire private client executive misappropriated hundreds of thousands from clients' estates

18 hours ago | lawgazette.co.uk | John Hyde

A law firm employee transferred hundreds of thousands from estate funds into his own company and tried to suggest the beneficiary had approved it, according to a Solicitors Regulation Authority decision. Christopher Foster, a private client executive with Nottinghamshire firm Robert Barber & Sons, misappropriated around £219,000 over six months in 2022 from monies which had been left to an individual by a deceased client.
Millionaire power couple plot takeover of listed Bond Turner owner

1 day ago | lawgazette.co.uk | John Hyde

The major shareholder in listed professional services group is considering a takeover bid alongside two company leaders to buy out the business. Credit hire and legal services company Anexo, which includes the Liverpool law firm Bond Turner, said today it is preparing for a possible offer for the entire share capital from DBAY Advisors and husband and wife power couple Alan Sellers and Samantha Moss.
Irwin Mitchell ditches asset management arm after judge's criticism over client conflict

2 days ago | lawgazette.co.uk | John Hyde

National firm Irwin Mitchell has shed its asset management business one year after a damning ruling on a potential conflict of interest. Financial adviser Shackleton today announced it had set up its own personal injury and Court of Protection division after acquiring IM Asset Management (IMAM) from the Irwin Mitchell Group. The deal is subject to approval by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Law firm growth: Express and Ison Harrison make first acquisitions in 2025

2 days ago | lawgazette.co.uk | John Hyde

Growing firms either side of the Pennines have announced their first acquisitions of this year. Top 100 firm Express Solicitors, which is headquartered in Manchester, has bought Liverpool firm HNK Solicitors and transferred its 25 staff to the business. HNK, a data and cyber crime specialist, will be rebranded as Express but will continue working from its Liverpool office. Partners Brian Higgs and Craig Newton will stay on despite resigning as directors of the HNK business.
Cheshire firm enters administration amid claims sector turmoil

2 days ago | lawgazette.co.uk | John Hyde

Another claims firm in the north west has gone under after ramping up its work in progress in the past year. Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors Limited appointed administrators earlier this month, according to Companies House records. But the firm is understood to still be in operation as a different entity. NJS Law Limited was incorporated in 2023 and has a single active director, Justine Sutton.
SRA fines Yorkshire law firm £36,000 over money laundering compliance gaps

2 days ago | lawgazette.co.uk | John Hyde

A Yorkshire firm that was not complying with anti-money laundering regulations until as recently as November has been fined more than £36,000. The Solicitors Regulation Authority said a penalty imposed on Huddersfield-based Holden Smith Law was based on the firm’s ‘pattern of behaviour’ which increased the risks of laundering illicit funds.
Mesothelioma claim fails at Court of Appeal after exposure risk deemed 'not material' in garage case

3 days ago | lawgazette.co.uk | John Hyde

The High Court was right to dismiss a mesothelioma claim where a material increase in risk could not be proved, appeal judges have ruled. The husband of Elaine Johnstone brought the claim after she died from malignant mesothelioma in 2019: in the 1980s she had worked in an office across from a garage workshop where asbestos was present.
Three former law firm directors rebuked by SRA over £350,000 in dormant client funds

3 days ago | lawgazette.co.uk | John Hyde

Three former directors at a defunct firm have been rebuked after investigators found six-figure sums languishing in the client account. Source: Jonathan GoldbergThe Solicitors Regulation Authority team discovered in 2023 that north west London firm Hodders Law had 408 client ledgers, holding a combined total of more than £350,000, where there had been no activity for almost three years. At one point the firm also had five client account suspense ledgers holding a total of £578,000.
Tribunal reveals remedy for commercial director constructively dismissed by Mishcon de Reya

1 week ago | lawgazette.co.uk | John Hyde

London firm Mishcon de Reya must pay a former employee almost £24,000 after losing an employment tribunal claim. Employment Judge Walker awarded the sum to former commercial director Paul Hemmings following a hearing at the London Central tribunal. The remedy judgment was published this week. The firm was ordered to pay Hemmings around £2,000 for unlawful deduction from wages and £21,780 as an award for unfair dismissal.