Regulation and compliance
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NewsOnly 36% of SRA technology challenge money will go to winners
Admin costs, legal and marketing - plus £300,000 for partner body - soak up majority of government funding.
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Onasanya struck off after 'disastrous' perverting course of justice conviction
Tribunal imposes ultimate sanction against former MP - and also slashes SRA's claimed-for costs.
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Barrister who brandished knife at police fined £500 by BSB
Jane Charlton pleaded guilty to four charges of common assault in 2016 after threatening police with a 'large kitchen knife'.
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SRA tech challenge ‘updates’ its terms - but keeps rights claim
Regulator reserves rights to exploit the winning idea if the entrant fails to within five years.
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Solicitor struck off for Dubai mobile phones theft
Solicitor of 15 years jailed for one month after being convicted of opportunistic attempted theft at an airport.
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Clients drift to online services - but still crave personal touch
Legal service users still most likely to speak to providers about price, rather than seek information online.
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Final box ticked on civil standard of proof for accused solicitors
'Balance of probabilities' will come into force in solicitor tribunals in November following super regulator's approval.
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Solicitor acted in court for 12 years without being formally qualified
Akindele Ogun sued the SRA after it banned him from exercising higher rights of audience.
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LSB seeks to settle independence issue with revised rules
Final internal governance rules are published following period of consultation.
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California poised for long-awaited embrace of non-lawyers
California would be the biggest US state to relax restrictions and liberalise the market.
