The November Meeting Group has called on the Law Society to end its support of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF), after a Legal Week survey found that 60% of the top commercial firms want to opt out of the fund.

November Group chairman Christopher Hales this week said he was encouraged by the poll, which also found that one in three commercial firms would support legal action against Chancery Lane if it tried to retain SIF’s insurance monopoly.