Legal Profession: Insolvency
Commons · Question 102092 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what regulatory requirements apply to successor firms handling client files following the collapse of a regulated legal practice, and how compliance with those requirements is monitored.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 19 Jan 2026
The Government recognises the financial loss, distress and uncertainty experienced by former clients affected by the collapse of WW&J McClure Ltd (McClure), particularly in relation to family protection trusts and wider estate planning arrangements.Th...