Regulation and compliance
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NewsSRA mulls new 'test' for solicitor advocates
Regulator says it has received reports of solicitors acting ’beyond their competence’.
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NewsNo-deal Brexit would halt European lawyer scheme overnight, says SRA
Regulator says it is working with government to ensure transition period runs as smoothly as possible.
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NewsLord Chancellor v Blavo: 'a number of explanations' for similarities in files
Closing submissions in the High Court claim over £22m in legal aid payments.
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NewsSolicitor banned for practising long after his firm's closure
Sole partner was investigated by the SRA after other firms flagged up their concerns.
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NewsSRA flexes muscles as four banned from profession
Breaches of confidentiality and forging a colleague’s signature among the misconduct reported.
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NewsLower standard of tribunal proof would not help the public, says Society
Representative body comes out firmly opposed to a lower civil standard of proof at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
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NewsPatient details in Blavo & Co files 'pretty much identical', court told
Former partner quizzed on the third day of a High Court hearing into 'second largest mental health firm', which was shut down in 2015.
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NewsRelaxed rules prompt conveyancers to jump the SRA ship
Insurance requirement changes mean firms can now switch regulators more easily.
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NewsRevealed: firms that are allowed to operate outside solicitor rules
The SRA’s ‘safe space’ was extended in July - and the regulator has now started to publish details of applicants successful since then.
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NewsBlavo & Co burgled after firm told of legal aid probe, court told
Lord chancellor's High Court bid to seek £22m from director John Blavo continues.
