News – Page 108
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NewsSampson was sacked – he didn’t resign, says MoJ chief
Former chief legal ombudsman denies being dismissed.
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Barrister fined for running unlicensed taxi firm
Ahtiq Raja fined £600 for conduct likely to ‘diminish trust’ in the profession.
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News‘Outmoded’ bar must modernise, says new BSB chair
Sir Andrew Burns urges barristers to respond with ‘robustness and creativity’ to the many challenges it faces.
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NewsOmbudsman enjoying easier CMC caseload
Only 648 cases accepted in first six months of new scheme.
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NewsSRA: tell us what bad behaviour by lawyers matters most
Consultation open on how to maintain trust in the legal profession.
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NewsQC jailed for fraud is disbarred
Rohan Pershad QC was jailed in 2013 for cheating public revenue of £600,000.
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NewsLegal Ombudsman to miss more time targets – LSB
Complaints-handler met 90-day target just 52% of the time in July.
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SRA trims status forms
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has introduced new slimline application forms for firms that need to apply for authorisation for a change of legal entity, and for LDPs electing to be licensed.
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LSB consults on in-house lawyers regulations
The Legal Services Board is consulting on a set of principles that will inform decisions it makes about regulatory arrangements for in-house lawyers.
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NewsBar 'milestone' towards flexible training
The bar regulator has approved plans to introduce a professional statement as part its new approach to entry to the profession.
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NewsLegal training: SRA hits back at Law Society concerns
Regulator says it has not yet decided how it plans to assess trainee solicitors after Chancery Lane warns that proposed changes would hinder poorer students.
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NewsSolicitor firm shuns SRA for bar regulator
Family firm becomes BSB-regulated entity – despite having no barrister on its team.
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NewsNo grounds for PII reforms, say lenders
Solicitors Regulation Authority reviewing professional indemnity insurance and Compensation Fund arrangements.
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NewsKent ABS plan on ice as town halls look to consolidate
More than a year has passed since the council began the procurement process for a commercial partner to form a groundbreaking joint venture.
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NewsDebt-recovery agency granted ABS status
Nottingham firm says litigation becoming a popular tool in creditors’ armoury.
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NewsPolice called in standoff over LLP ownership
High Court judgment backs SRA in claim involving wrongly intervened firm.
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NewsPromote unbundled legal services, LSB tells firms
Super-regulator and watchdog say unbundling 'a natural response' to cuts in public funding.
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NewsSRA granted powers over partners in failed firms
Regulator can place conditions on PCs or even refuse solicitors permission to work in the profession.
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NewsSRA compensation fund payout soars by 43%
The fund made grants to the value of £23.8m in the 12 months to 31 October 2014.
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NewsFirm referred to SRA for ‘undermining immigration process’
Upper tribunal judges lambast Manchester firm’s ‘deliberate disregard’ for duties to the court.