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Adam Entwistle
- Opinion
Legal training: removing barriers to entry
Training overhaul is step in the right direction, and could improve diversity.
- Opinion
SRA rules are inconsistent
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is taking an average of seven months to license an alternative business structure, and 20% of applications have taken longer than nine months to process.
- News
Raw deal for LDPs?
Having spoken to the SRA on behalf of a current non-lawyer manager (NLM) LDP, I was left bewildered as to why any legal disciplinary practice would wish to convert to ABS before the automatic passporting process (which will be delayed).
- News
The SRA has failed to mitigate the risk of solicitors being adversely affected
I write in response to John Hyde’s article, ‘Solicitor-advocates fear QASA disadvantage'. While Mr Hyde comprehensively summarises the issues surrounding judges’ refusal to take part in evaluation, the SRA’s QASA Forum (on 25 July) revealed more fundamental concerns, as highlighted by the Solicitors Association of Higher Court Advocates and the ...