by Yasmin Robinson | Mar 12, 2024 | News
A firm in Wales has been fined almost £20,000 for unwittingly helping to enable a conveyancing fraud. The Solicitors Regulation Authority said the conduct of Stephens Wilmot Ltd had been neither reckless nor intentional but that its failings had caused ‘substantial’... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Aug 16, 2023 | News
A small two-partner firm in County Durham has been reprimanded over a cyber attack on its system where fraudsters accessed funds on a probate matter. The Information Commissioner’s Office ruled that Swinburne, Snowball & Jackson (SSJ), a firm of six lawyers, had... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Jun 1, 2015 | News
Cybercrime issues affecting solicitor firms are increasing the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has revealed. More and more reports are being received of firms either being contacted by con artists or falling victim to fraudulent activity, with potentially... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Apr 24, 2015 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) continues to call for extra vigilance across the sector after a small north east conveyancing firm became the latest victim of telephone bank scammers. The firm lost a significant amount from its account and the crime follows...
