News – Page 73
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NewsSolicitor rebuked for 'inbreeding' quip during meeting
Mark Greenburgh found in breach of SRA principle to maintain public trust in legal services.
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NewsAppeal upholds compliance officer curb on 'sloppy' solicitor
Anthony Gale fails to persuade High Court that restrictions were disproportionate and unnecessary..
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NewsRegulator to 'sweep' 500 websites to monitor price compliance
Firms told they cannot simply refuse to comply with new fees transparency rules.
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Super-regulator chief to step down
Neil Buckley to depart the LSB for non-executive portfolio career.
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NewsPrice transparency: bar approves two-tier regime
Traditionally instructed barristers and chambers will escape requirement to publish price lists.
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NewsImproving ombudsman edges closer to time targets
New case management system appears to be working, complaints handler reports.
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NewsFirm's finance boss who ‘sought to remedy’ account errors is banned
Nicholas Groves was a former finance manager at the Southampton office of Eric Robinson Solicitors.
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NewsLaw Society attacks LSB governance proposals
’Significant concerns’ that rules could make disagreements between regulators more likely.
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NewsOn-call solicitor who drove to station after drinking 'let duty override common sense'
Steven Baggott agrees fine and rebuke with SRA after conviction for driving with excess alcohol.
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NewsFormer Co-op Bank chief set to guide legal complaints quango
Two lay members appointed to the board of the Office for Legal Complaints.
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NewsSRA pays Leigh Day £1m to cover costs of failed appeal
Joint statement marks end to disciplinary proceedings over Iraq claims - but not to the controversy.
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NewsRegulatory uncertainty over key home-buying reform
Solicitors Regulation Authority says solicitors should not hold deposits on behalf of sellers 'before a sale has been agreed'.
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NewsCourt upholds £20k fine for partner over abusive immigration claims
Director of London firm did nothing to stop abuse of process, despite his responsibility as compliance officer, appeal rules.
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News'Not sufficiently transparent': SRA told to be more open on policy
Legal Services Board completes its health check of regulators, identifying limited areas of improvement.
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NewsLaw Commission chair wants ‘modern lawyers’ to fill commissioner posts
Sir Nicholas Green told the Gazette it was a ‘chance to do a lot of rebalancing’.
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NewsDon’t put up barriers for EU lawyers in no-deal Brexit, Law Society urges
Consultation into new Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme closed yesterday.
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News'Professional snobbery': Legal executives demand parity with solicitors
CILEx wants more influence and rights for its 20,000 members.
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NewsFirms shut by SRA to appeal interventions
Regulator announces closure of Essex and Hounslow firms, citing reason to suspect dishonesty by employee.
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NewsBullying: alleged victim petitions for sanctions on firms turning blind eye to epidemic
Former trainee solicitor seeks support for four-point wishlist for the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsWatchdog admits six-month wait to look at legal complaints
'Foundations for sustainable future performance are in place', claims Office for Legal Complaints chair.