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NewsSole practitioner fined £20,000 over multitude of failings
Regulator ruled that financial penalty should be at least 65% of solicitor’s annual income.
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NewsFirms still fear COLP/COFA change despite SRA clarification
Regulator has not done enough to persuade firms that changes are necessary and proportionate, practitioners say.
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NewsIn depth: SRA beats partial retreat on compliance officer split
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has this week acted to ease the concerns of small firm owners about new rules governing the separation of compliance roles.
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NewsEnforcement action against SRA intensifies after latest failure
Extra performance targets put in place as LSB says it is ‘disappointed’ with SRA leadership.
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NewsSRA missed numerous chances to halt PM Law losses, report finds
Two investigations were made into potential misconduct but not acted upon, investigation by City firm reveals.
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NewsAxiom Ince: SRA making 'timely progress' on raising its game
Independent review calls on regulator to consider whether law firms should continue to hold client money.
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NewsOmbudsman fee hikes 'unfair and excessive', Law Society complains
Firms would pay £1,500 for a final decision - a near four-fold rise on the current flat fee.
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NewsSRA amends COLP/COFA rules following backlash
Proscription will apply only to an individual who can unilaterally make significant management decisions, says regulator.
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NewsMinister promises to look at SRA’s anti-SLAPP powers
Government has 'begun to take the stepping stones' towards comprehensive legislation against abusive litigation.
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NewsSRA risks creating perverse incentive to pay off unhappy clients - Society
Firms may choose to settle purely on commercial grounds, even where a complaint lacks merit.
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NewsSolicitor claimed to fear for his job as he backdated letter
Discrepancy was flagged up by opposing solicitors who had not received letter when it was claimed.
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NewsOmbudsman defends fairness of publishing cases in full
Complaints-handler says current practice of publishing decision data alone is not transparent.
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NewsHome Office caseworker wrongly accessed files in second job as trainee
Tribunal says now-qualified solicitor displayed ‘misplaced curiosity’ in cases to which he was linked.
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NewsSeparating COLP and COFA roles could force firms to close, SRA warned
Opponents fear regulator's plans will do little to prevent misappropriation of client money and could place unsustainable burdens on smaller practices.
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NewsMoonlighting solicitor struck off for lying to boss
Practitioner said payments from online professional enquiry website were for work done by his brother.
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NewsConsultancy created by ex-SRA executives branches into financial services
Legal sector clients increasingly need one adviser fluent in both rulebooks, founders say.
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NewsSRA satisfied with continuing competence - despite rise in complaints
Regulator broadly content but urges solicitors to improve communication skills and ethics learning.
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NewsFormer Axiom Ince director struck off for altering counsel receipt
Practitioner admits ‘spur of the moment decision’ to alter receipt and VAT invoice.
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NewsLegal ethics guru publishes free book on Post Office scandal
Frail Professionalism? shows how the ’complacency and aggression of well-paid lawyers’ can weaken the rule of law, says Professor Richard Moorhead.
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NewsFormer SSB Law chief to face misconduct charges
Allegations include failing to tell clients about adverse cost risks and determining the value of claims without evidence.