News – Page 113
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NewsOmbudsman misses performance targets - again
Cost per case has increased 10% since June, to over £1,900.
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News‘Naïve’ solicitor suspended over unauthorised ABS
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal rules that Jayne Okacha ‘abdicated her professional responsibilities'.
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NewsLCJ pledges to refer ‘incompetent’ criminal solicitors to SRA
Lord Thomas: ‘There can be little excuse for a failure to understand the law and advise properly.’
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NewsTop 100 wary of stock market listing
Survey finds finance directors reluctant to cede control to shareholders.
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NewsBar warns solicitors’ agents against ‘illegal’ court appearances
Guidance cautions unregistered barristers not to appear in public hearings to avoid criminal liability.
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NewsLaw Society condemns SRA’s central exam plan
The SRA’s plans to boost social mobility through a new exam could have the opposite effect, says Chancery Lane.
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NewsLeO shelves bid to become compliant ADR entity
Client care letters will need to signpost another ‘ADR entity’.
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NewsSRA under fire for centralised exam proposal
The solicitors’ regulator accused of not going far enough and of over-regulating.
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NewsLegal executives' watchdog eyes ABSs
CILEx Regulation consults on applying to license alternative business structures.
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NewsTime not ripe for regulatory reform, says bar chief
New bar chair says current arrangements ‘well able to regulate the profession in the public interest’.
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NewsSRA proposes central exam for all trainees
The planned Solicitors Qualifying Exam aims to ensure consistent standards as more routes to qualification open up.
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NewsInsurance lawyers worried about effects of Osborne’s PI plans
Significant changes to the system for compensating victims of accidents ‘can have unintended consequences’.
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Barrister suspended for 18 months for acting without PC
Andrew Veen charged a lay client £3,500 plus VAT for a case despite not holding a practising certificate.
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Advice for small firms
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has updated its Risk Outlook and priority risks to take account of recent work on managing client relationships and diversity. A guide aimed specifically at small firms includes information about cybercrime and outlines the five most common types – email redirection, malware, vishing, phishing and mandate ...
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NewsSRA backs government ambition for independent regulators
Chair Enid Rowlands says the key to public confidence is independence and public accountability.
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News£2,000 SRA fine for first breach by solicitor of referral fee ban
Janet Cruise, sole practitioner of Merseyside firm Wolf Law Solicitors, admitted to paying £47,000 for 38 personal injury cases.
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NewsBar figures highlight dismal prospects for trainees
Even at the law school with the best record of getting students into chambers, almost three-quarters of them are still waiting to start a pupillage.
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NewsPII costs 'stopping firms switching regulator'
CILEx Regulation, established by the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, said current PII rules load extra costs onto firms.
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NewsBar concerned by low uptake of entities
The Bar Standards Board expects to receive just £7,000 from entity regulation by the end of the year.
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NewsComplaints about lawyers tumble as LeO reviews name and shame
‘There is the sense of something getting better in the marketplace,’ Office for Legal Complaints chair tells lawyers.