News – Page 63
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NewsDon’t close the SIF in this tough insurance market, SRA urged
Law Society and Legal Services Consumer Panel join hands in call for alternative arrangements to be made.
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NewsSRA chair appointed for a further three-year term
Anna Bradley reflects on ‘step change’ in the profession but says there is more work to do.
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NewsBan proposed on phoenix CMCs cashing in on past failures
In one case, a banned director’s wife claimed £5m from a firm that had been led by her husband.
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News‘We’re not closing!’: Firm's fury after SRA appears to read the last rites
West London practice assures clients it is not shutting down despite suggestion in regulator's decision notice.
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NewsPI solicitor turned ‘wilful blind eye’ to suspicious RTA claims
Dozens of cases referred to the firm by a plumber named ‘Mr A’ were almost identical.
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NewsSolicitors’ new firm pledges to give all profits away
Pair left private practice to form not-for-profit business in their home county Norfolk.
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NewsSRA to create ‘independent’ team to assess enforcement quality
Arms-length body proposed in plans covering the regulator’s business for the next year.
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NewsEquity release sector to bolster legal safeguards
The Equity Release Council has enlisted a range of law firms including Eversheds Sutherland and Ashfords for its new legal forum.
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NewsCalls grow for SRA and police to investigate Post Office lawyers
Post Office engaged in ‘legal gymnastics to seek to persuade the court away from finding a clear systematic abuse of process'.
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NewsSRA’s £500k cap on comp fund payments runs into trouble
In warning notice, Legal Services Board says benefits do not justify significant detriment to wronged clients.
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NewsJudiciary seeks SDT recruitment scrutineer
Revelation appears in new protocol for the appointment of members of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
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NewsUnbundling take-up in decline but watchdog still sees untapped market
Legal Services Consumer Panel wants the SRA to do more to assuage lawyers’ risk concerns.
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NewsSRA passes on money laundering cases involving £200m in a year
Money laundering linked to vendor fraud identified as a key theme in suspicious activity reports.
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NewsLawtech pioneers to get regulation navigator
Government-backed initiative announces success of sandbox pilot.
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NewsSRA to ask firms how technology saw them through Covid
Research will be used to decide whether any regulatory barriers can be lifted.
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NewsLegal Ombudsman gets its 13% budget increase - but told no more excuses
Oversight regulator ‘clear that it needs to see results this time’.
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NewsFirms boasting too much online risk their reputation, SRA chief warns
Regulator dealing with consequences of firms publishing more information about quality.
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NewsOmbudsman to get extra £1.66m - but faces axe if standards don’t improve
Legal Services Board minded to grant revised budget figure but wants more scrutiny of performance.
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NewsSRA to bear £65k costs of bungled Hong Kong prosecution
In case centring on defective translation, tribunal did not accept solicitor was calling for political opponents to be killed.
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News‘It was asking for a lot’ - Ombudsman cuts budget increase demands
Complaints handler will focus on getting more from existing resources, says head.