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A solicitor who masterminded the now collapsed £120m Axiom Legal Financing fund has been struck off for "serious and continued" misconduct at one of the main law firms that received money from the fund.

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Ascentric has added Lex Futura's online legal products to its range of additional services available to intermediaries.

People who fail to make a will could leave their loved ones with a hefty inheritance tax bill, website Unbiased has warned.

Firms offering restricted advice are spreading "propaganda" about the apparent difficulties of meeting the Financial Services Authority's (FSA's) new independence rules, according to consultant David Severn, a former head of investment business policy...

The Law Society has urged the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to rethink proposals to allow referrals to restricted advisers, warning of a 'clear risk' to law firms.

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Independent network Sense has become the first network to negotiate a deal with SIFA Professional.

A change to the way in which financial advisers working within solicitors firms are regulated could force law firms to shut down their financial services businesses, a solicitor said.