SRA reports ‘continued improvement’ on AML measures
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) says the number of firms found to be non-compliant over anti-money laundering (AML) fell almost 10% this year. The independent regulatory body for solicitors found 78% of firms were either compliant or partially compliant, with the proportion of non-compliant firms falling from 32.4% last year to 21.9% this year. Of […]
Domestic abuser has suspended sentence overturned after intervention by Attorney General
A man who repeatedly assaulted his former partner has had a suspended prison sentence overturned after the newly appointed Attorney General intervened. Aiden Ford, 40, of Hanham, Bristol, will now serve four years and three months in prison. Ford’s suspended sentence of three years was referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient […]
Mother ordered to pay £27k after ‘unreasonably’ pursuing abuse allegations
A mother has been ordered to pay over £27,000 towards a father’s legal costs after a family court found she “unreasonably” pursued allegations of sexual abuse. The “significant” ruling in the case of FAZ v MAZ & Anor (Costs) [2026] EWFC 301 passed down by Mr Justice Poole last Monday is a “warning” to others […]