In January, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the firm’s founder Andrew Crossley guilty on seven charges of conduct unbefitting a solicitor, suspended him for two years and ordered him to pay more than £76,000 in costs. ACS:Law had already ceased trading following an attack on its systems by hackers operating under the Anonymous banner, who published its internal emails online. Andrew Crossley also told a court he had received death threats and bomb threats