by Yasmin Robinson | Jul 15, 2025 | News
An east London firm will have to pay £78,000 after failing to meet money-laundering regulations for more than six years. Huggins Lewis Foskett agreed with the Solicitors Regulation Authority that it should pay a fine of £58,000 and a further £20,000 in costs. The... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Jun 26, 2025 | News
Three conveyancing firms have been fined by the Solicitors Regulation Authority over anti-money laundering breaches – in the same week as the government acknowledged these regulations should be changed. South Yorkshire firm HSR Law was fined £23,549 for failing... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Jun 16, 2025 | News
A Kent-based ABS has been handed a substantial fine—just under £64,000—for persistent deficiencies in AML processes over a six-year period, making it one of the largest penalties of its kind. From mid-2018 through May 2024, TG Baynes, an alternative business structure... 
by Yasmin Robinson | May 28, 2025 | News
Law firms should keep clients informed about delays caused by third parties, the legal ombudsman has advised. In the latest of a series of articles taking lessons from past complaints, the ombudsman said it was unlikely ever to sanction a firm purely over a delay... 
by Yasmin Robinson | May 19, 2025 | News
An Essex firm has agreed to pay £120,000 for anti-money laundering breaches in a rare case that went as far as the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. Tolhurst Fisher LLP, based in Southend, agreed the outcome with the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the sanction...
