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NewsRegulation review: conveyancers urge caution
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers says amending the Legal Services Act would be premature.
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NewsSuper-regulator rebukes SRA over consultation
The Legal Services Board has demanded the SRA immediately outlines its plans for next year’s fees.
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NewsPolice investigate suspicious death of former Durham solicitor
Around 30 detectives and police staff have been assigned to investigate the death of Peter Maine.
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NewsPrivate equity investors buy majority share in PI firm
Winn Solicitors is planning for ‘significant expansion’ after two private equity investors bought 60% of its holding company.
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NewsRegulatory reform: Society urges 'relatively minor' change
Regulation is ‘too detached from the profession’, Law Society tells MoJ.
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NewsPricing revolution pays off for Pannone
Profits grew 12% to £10.4m at Manchester firm Pannone, due to a change in its pricing structure.
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NewsConsumer panel calls for single regulator
The Legal Services Consumer Panel says the regulatory regime is a maze for clients and a burden for lawyers.
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NewsCity lawyers warn against lobbying register
The City of London Law Society has told ministers they risk creating more red tape if they impose regulation on the lobbying sector.
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NewsBroker offers online PII service
PII broker Lockton says online service will help smaller and medium-sized firms.
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NewsLawyers can ‘exert undue influence’ on elderly
Lawyers sometimes ‘exert undue influence’ on elderly clients to force them to make decisions, the Legal Ombudsman warns.
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News‘Dispersed’ pioneer Keystone to become an ABS
Commercial firm Keystone Law, which pioneered the ‘virtual’ model of organisation, is to become an alternative business structure in October.
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NewsPII insurers cut back cover for 2013 renewal
Two major professional indemnity insurers are making significant cuts to their books
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Compliance failures spark SRA sanctions
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued its first two sanctions from the mass failure to properly nominate compliance officers.
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NewsHigh Court refers firm to SRA after contempt ruling
The High Court has referred an east London firm to the Solicitors Regulation Authority after finding its senior partner in contempt of court.
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Accountancy giants consider ABS moves
Two of the UK’s major accountancy firms are considering applications to become providers of regulated legal services.
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NewsLSB approves new rules for conveyancing referral fees
The Legal Services Board has granted an application by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers to alter the rules on referral arrangements in conveyancing work.
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Advocacy quality scheme gets final go-ahead
The Legal Services Board today gave the final go-ahead to the controversial Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates, citing poor standards of advocacy to justify its introduction.
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Ombudsman proposes one-stop shop for all complaints
The Legal Ombudsman today proposes creating a common portal for all complaints about professional services
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Regulator defiant over licensing One Legal
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has defended its decision to grant an alternative business structure licence to a company owned by Trevor Howarth, the legal director of Stobart Barristers, who faces a possible trial for contempt of court. The SRA last week licensed One Legal, a company set up in September ...
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Healthcheck detects public unease at bar regulator 'bias'
Complainants to the Bar Standards Board have accused the regulator of bias in favour of barristers as dissatisfaction grows about transparency and openness. The BSB’s yearly healthcheck survey found increasing public unease about its complaints process, despite the number of complaints falling in the past year. At the board’s monthly ...