News – Page 94
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NewsUS much tougher on rogue banks, law firm's fine tracker shows
Fines by US regulators and law enforcement agencies for interest rate and Forex manipulation totalled £8bn in the last four years – dwarfing penalties issued by the European Commission, EU member states and Switzerland.
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News‘Change of direction’ sees top 100 firm bow out of SRA panel work
Bevan Brittan has reviewed investment in panel work for the regulator and decided not to retender.
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NewsPrice collusion on Justin Bieber posters brings director disqualification legal landmark
Director banned for five years after pop music poster traders agreed not to undercut each other on Amazon.
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NewsLaw Society president: why are regulators silent on cuts?
SRA and LSB both have a duty to promote access to justice and should speak out on public policy, says Robert Bourns.
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NewsSolicitors agree sanctions over charity dinner money
Simon Pass and James Mawbey-Shaw admit breaches of accounts rules four years after SRA investigation.
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NewsGuilty: Bradford solicitors convicted of legal aid fraud
Three set up sham company to claim inflated disbursements from Legal Aid Agency.
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NewsMoJ finds rule breaches in marketing for sickness claims
Claims Management Regulator says clients must have given consent to be contacted.
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NewsJudges should get a role in legal regulation, LCJ suggests
Lord chief justice addresses advocacy standards, court fees and judicial pensions in parliamentary appearance.
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Solicitor faces jail after ‘burying head in sand’ over ombudsman
Rhiannon Cory could be jailed for two weeks if she fails to attend upcoming hearing.
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NewsSex shop judgment bans excessive regulation costs
Ruling in the Simply Pleasure case, Court of Justice of the EU says licensing authorisation fees constitute a ‘charge’.
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Barrister permanently banned from public access work
Second disciplinary hearing in two weeks for barrister ‘named and shamed’ by the Legal Ombudsman.
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NewsSolicitor ‘gave veneer of respectability’ to £2.8m fraud
Leeds practitioner Stephen Pickard jailed for eight years.
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NewsExclusive: barristers face fee hike to plug Bar Council’s pension deficit
Levy imposed in 2010 to meet ‘very significant’ deficit in employee pension scheme has not proved sufficient to meet a growing funding shortfall.
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NewsLeO fee could almost double - or halve - under tiered payment plan
Solicitors will pay more if ombudsman’s complaints process extends to final decision under three-tier case fee proposal.
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NewsSRA in spat over public warning notice
Regulator defies criticism and publishes its mass media message on ‘get-rich-quick’ solicitors.
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NewsPerfecting the client letter: less is more?
We have to admit that the LSB’s latest oeuvre addresses a worthy subject.
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‘Named and shamed’ barrister banned from public access work
Tariq Rehman failed to ensure chambers were administered competently, tribunal hears.
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NewsSRA yet to receive reports of solicitor touts
Regulator has announced it is stepping up efforts to tackle the problem.
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NewsGovernment seeks views on press legal costs regime
Culture secretary says time is right to consider ‘incentive’ provisions of Crime and Courts Act.
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SRA extends support to youth court challenges
Regulator says it wants to help solicitors achieve the ‘consistently high standards children and young people deserve’.