Solicitor struck off in High Court after SRA wins leniency appeal
Kwame Siaw had been fined £10,000 by the tribunal and not found to be dishonest.
Solicitor suspended after firm waited years to pay disbursements
Jayne Greer did not know about non-payments but found responsible for allowing situation to arise.
Justice minister Lord Keen QC facing professional misconduct charge
Keen came to prominence representing the government in the high-profile prorogation case in the Supreme Court.
COFAs face ‘huge burden’ as record numbers referred to tribunal
Difficulty of financial compliance officer role highlighted by numbers being prosecuted.
Must solicitors be paragons of virtue?
Regulation: double standards.
Freelance solicitors: a threat to the direct access bar
Similarities between the freelance solicitor model and the existing direct access barrister model should be cause for concern.
Balancing act
No one talks about ‘light touch’ regulation in financial services these days. But is the FCA struggling to find the right balance between intervention and fostering innovation? Grania Langdon-Down reports
What to do about unregulated legal services providers
Are you a purist or an accommodationist?
Is the fitness to practise regime fit for purpose?
Procedures could provide vehicle that is needed for regulated professionals to deal with problems before they spiral out of control.
Lightening the load
City regulation post-Brexit means ‘same outcome, lower burden’ for FCA’s chief executive.
Lawyers know the dangers of unqualified advisers. Policy wonks don't
If regulating McKenzie friends is disastrous for the poor, the ‘do nothing’ alternative is worse.
