News About Ince
City lawyers raise ‘overregulation’ fears over LSB’s enforcement action against SRA
City of London Law Society warns unprecedented move prompted by collapse of Axiom Ince risks ‘undermining’ legal market’s competitiveness
Five charged over £60m collapse of Axiom Ince
Former CEO Pragnesh Modhwadia among defendants facing charges that include fraud, forgery and destruction of documents
Legal Services Board initiates enforcement action against SRA over Axiom Ince oversight failures
Unprecedented move follows highly critical independent report into regulator’s supervision of accumulator firm
‘One of a kind’ – distinguished shipping lawyer Julian Clark has died, aged 60
Tributes paid to former Ince & Co senior partner and global head of shipping at Hill Dickinson
HFW bolsters Greek ship finance offering with Ince team hire
Ince’s Greek finance practice head Robin Parry joins alongside fellow partner Ronan Le DU and six more lawyers
Legal Services Board enlists top Northern Ireland firm to investigate oversight of Axiom Ince
Carson McDowell will examine “regulatory events” leading up to Solicitors Regulation Authority’s intervention into firm
SRA defends oversight of Axiom Ince and promises review of ‘accumulator firm’ supervision
Regulator says it uncovered ‘sophisticated’ suspected dishonesty including ‘falsified bank statements and letters’
SRA and Law Society at odds as compensation fund levy looms over Axiom Ince intervention
Solicitors Regulation Authority concedes additional levies are likely as law soc flags ‘atypical’ business model of collapsed firm
Regulator takes control of Axiom Ince to protect clients’ interests
Solicitors Regulation Authority makes what is expected to be the largest – and most costly – intervention into a law firm
Axiom Ince to close as regulator ponders intervention
Firm applies for notice to appoint administrators; team departures continue
Axiom Ince feared on brink of closure as fate of trainees and support staff uncertain
Ince & Co website unavailable and most phone lines down, while City of London Law Society says it will support impacted trainees
Axiom Ince suffers further partner defections as future of firm in doubt
Latest losses include exits to Birketts, HF and Wikborg Rein
Axiom Ince set to close as departures intensify
Partner exits continue apace from troubled firm as SRA says it has told regulator it cannot continue “in its current format”
Greenwoods snaps up nine-strong private client team from Ince & Co as exits continue
Team is led by Ince’s former head of private client and tax Matthew Biles
RWK Goodman hires employment team from Ince & Co in latest round of exits
At least 15 lawyers have quit the troubled Axiom Ince group over the past week
DAC Beachcroft forms association with Ince & Co’s former Singapore ally
Incisive Law cut ties with embattled UK law firm Ince ahead of latter calling in administrators in April
SRA suspends Axiom Ince head Pragnesh Modhwadia
Modhwadia and two other directors of fast-growing UK firm prohibited from practising as solicitors
Plexus Law sold out of administration saving 540 jobs
National defendant insurance firm is acquired by owner of AxiomDWFM and Ince & Co
Administrators sell Ince Group’s legal business to UK national firm AxiomDWFM
Sale comes two weeks after Ince Group lost backing of major creditor that sent firm into administration
Ince Group calls in administrators
Troubled listed top 50 UK law firm seeks buyer after major creditor withdraws support