<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Lawyer - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Lawyer news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:29:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA['Overfamiliar' district judge sacked for inappropriate conduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disciplinary panel recommended reprimand, but lord chancellor and lady chief justice overturned its decision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/overfamiliar-district-judge-sacked-for-inappropriate-conduct/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/overfamiliar-district-judge-sacked-for-inappropriate-conduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[District judge removed after 'overly familiar' communication with staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Panel recommended reprimand but lord chancellor and lady chief justice found removal was appropriate sanction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/district-judge-removed-after-overly-familiar-communication-with-staff/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/district-judge-removed-after-overly-familiar-communication-with-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private equity bypasses top-100 in favour of scalable legal practices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less money coming into the legal sector, but number of PE deals is rising fast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-equity-bypasses-top-100-in-favour-of-scalable-legal-practices-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-equity-bypasses-top-100-in-favour-of-scalable-legal-practices-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private equity bypasses top 100 in favour of scalable legal practices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less money coming into the legal sector but number of PE deals is rising quickly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-equity-bypasses-top-100-in-favour-of-scalable-legal-practices/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-equity-bypasses-top-100-in-favour-of-scalable-legal-practices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA recovers just £2m after paying out millions to Axiom Ince clients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest figures reveal slow progress in recouping some of the money paid out by the profession.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-recovers-just-2m-after-paying-out-millions-to-axiom-ince-clients/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-recovers-just-2m-after-paying-out-millions-to-axiom-ince-clients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities appalled as Supreme Court overturns 'acid test' on deprivation of liberty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruling &lsquo;devalues the rights and dignity of disabled people in this country&rsquo;, say charity interveners who warn of 'chaos'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/charities-appalled-as-supreme-court-overturns-acid-test-on-deprivation-of-liberty/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/charities-appalled-as-supreme-court-overturns-acid-test-on-deprivation-of-liberty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Administrator probing transfers made by funder on brink of collapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Substantial payments&rsquo; made in the days leading up to administrator&rsquo;s appointment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/administrator-probing-transfers-made-by-funder-on-brink-of-collapse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/administrator-probing-transfers-made-by-funder-on-brink-of-collapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disputes Week: national courts team up to tackle ‘avalanche of legal spam’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cost of accessing the courts will also have to be reviewed as AI-generated claims multiply, says former lord chief justice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/disputes-week-national-courts-team-up-to-tackle-avalanche-of-legal-spam/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/disputes-week-national-courts-team-up-to-tackle-avalanche-of-legal-spam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLC insists referral fees 'legitimate' despite lack of transparency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Specialist regulator's review exposes disclosure gaps and 'largely non-compliant' websites.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/clc-insists-referral-fees-legitimate-despite-lack-of-transparency/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/clc-insists-referral-fees-legitimate-despite-lack-of-transparency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA to require all law firms to submit annual accountants' reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Managers and money-holders will no longer be allowed to fill compliance roles as well.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-to-require-all-law-firms-to-submit-annual-accountants-reports/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-to-require-all-law-firms-to-submit-annual-accountants-reports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disputes Week: Truth of mass claims contested as litigators clash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conflicting views on group litigation surge aired at LIDW&rsquo;s main conference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/disputes-week-truth-of-mass-claims-contested-as-litigators-clash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/disputes-week-truth-of-mass-claims-contested-as-litigators-clash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lady chief justice announces new High Court division]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor of the High Court Sir Colin Birss will assume title of president of the Business and Property Division.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lady-chief-justice-announces-new-high-court-division/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lady-chief-justice-announces-new-high-court-division/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor suspended over misleading information on PII forms]]></title><description><![CDATA[East London solicitor agrees to pay more than &pound;24,000 in costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-suspended-over-misleading-information-on-pii-forms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-suspended-over-misleading-information-on-pii-forms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law firm employees get protection to expose misconduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator says potential whistleblowers can now feel assured that they will not suffer retaliation from bosses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firm-employees-get-protection-to-expose-misconduct/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firm-employees-get-protection-to-expose-misconduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over 200,000 sign petition demanding probe of Fordingbridge judge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Petition calls for 'formal judicial accountability framework' including mandatory sentencing reviews.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/over-200000-sign-petition-demanding-probe-of-fordingbridge-judge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/over-200000-sign-petition-demanding-probe-of-fordingbridge-judge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogust Goodhead faces claim for £2.2m unpaid legal bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Master Pester allows application of London-based firm Seladore for summary judgment of PGMBM&rsquo;s amended defence and counterclaim.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pogust-goodhead-faces-claim-for-22m-unpaid-legal-bill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pogust-goodhead-faces-claim-for-22m-unpaid-legal-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magistrate sanctioned for saying he would give defendant a 'hiding']]></title><description><![CDATA[Hearing had been difficult and stressful, causing magistrate to 'briefly lose his composure'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-sanctioned-for-saying-he-would-give-defendant-a-hiding/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-sanctioned-for-saying-he-would-give-defendant-a-hiding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Class action cash to support law centres and Citizens Advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unclaimed damages from boundary fares class action will support access to justice initiatives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/class-action-cash-to-support-law-centres-and-citizens-advice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/class-action-cash-to-support-law-centres-and-citizens-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court of Appeal dismisses City firm’s appeal in CFA dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judges found there was no &lsquo;compelling reason why an appeal should be heard in this case&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-dismisses-city-firms-appeal-in-cfa-dispute/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-dismisses-city-firms-appeal-in-cfa-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boardroom reshuffle at Payne Hicks Beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chair steps down after seven years during which income and profitability have surged at 256-year-old firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/boardroom-reshuffle-at-payne-hicks-beach/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/boardroom-reshuffle-at-payne-hicks-beach/</guid></item></channel></rss>