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NewsProfession reacts: 'Astonishing' that CMA downgrades consumer protection - Law Society
Bourns says deregulatory changes would undermine consumer protections and erode trust.
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NewsSRA wants more rulebook waivers for ‘innovative’ law firms
SRA is looking to grant more enforcement exemptions to law firms that want to create new ways of working, along the lines of the exemption that enabled Amazon to test drones for parcel delivery.
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NewsLaw Society backs ‘super-exam’ – but warns of cost
Chancery Lane says SRA's revised proposals for solicitors qualifying exam address many concerns, but questions remain over standards.
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NewsSuspension for barrister convicted of stalking
Disciplinary tribunal says Jonathan Simpson’s conviction is ‘serious matter’.
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NewsSole practitioners rebut claims they are in decline
Numbers appear to be going down, but representatives say new research is selective and misleading.
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Potential regulation changes prompt council to set up ABS
Norfolk County Council, which hosts shared legal service nplaw, will be the sole shareholder of Anglia Law Ltd.
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NewsScottish society threatens court action on legal complaints
Court proceedings threatened over dispute with statutory complaints-handler over categorising complaints.
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NewsFighting modern slavery is good for business – Law Society
Chancery Lane publishes guidance on requirements under Modern Slavery Act and examples of good practice.
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NewsConsumer watchdog names new chair
Former local government ombudsman to take over at Legal Services Consumer Panel.
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NewsConveyancing productivity up 55% in three years
Study by search company shows conveyancers completing one transaction every 2.4 working days.
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NewsSRA sings praises of asylum firms after sector review
Regulator finds areas of poor practice but produces overall positive summary of solicitors handling asylum cases.
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NewsLet graduates represent litigants in person – master of the rolls
Sir Terence Etherton says judges and the professions need to ‘think more creatively’ about improving access to justice.
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NewsUS much tougher on rogue banks, law firm's fine tracker shows
Fines by US regulators and law enforcement agencies for interest rate and Forex manipulation totalled £8bn in the last four years – dwarfing penalties issued by the European Commission, EU member states and Switzerland.
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News‘Change of direction’ sees top 100 firm bow out of SRA panel work
Bevan Brittan has reviewed investment in panel work for the regulator and decided not to retender.
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NewsPrice collusion on Justin Bieber posters brings director disqualification legal landmark
Director banned for five years after pop music poster traders agreed not to undercut each other on Amazon.
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NewsLaw Society president: why are regulators silent on cuts?
SRA and LSB both have a duty to promote access to justice and should speak out on public policy, says Robert Bourns.
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NewsSolicitors agree sanctions over charity dinner money
Simon Pass and James Mawbey-Shaw admit breaches of accounts rules four years after SRA investigation.
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NewsGuilty: Bradford solicitors convicted of legal aid fraud
Three set up sham company to claim inflated disbursements from Legal Aid Agency.
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NewsMoJ finds rule breaches in marketing for sickness claims
Claims Management Regulator says clients must have given consent to be contacted.
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NewsJudges should get a role in legal regulation, LCJ suggests
Lord chief justice addresses advocacy standards, court fees and judicial pensions in parliamentary appearance.