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SRA Probes Potential Fraud at PM Law as Client Money Found Missing

The regulator has begun emergency payouts after passing case details to law enforcement.

Overview

  • Gordons LLP has taken possession of all files and funds after the SRA intervened in PM Law on 4 February.
  • The SRA says client money is missing but the total loss is not yet known as investigators try to trace the funds.
  • More than 80 applications have reached the SRA’s compensation fund, with emergency grants already issued to enable house moves to complete.
  • Intervention teams are working through tens of thousands of files to identify and contact clients across the group’s brands, including Butterworths.
  • SRA leaders and the Legal Services Board are asking why the firm’s distress was not reported earlier, while the Law Society calls for swift progress.