News – Page 97
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NewsLaw Society urges profession to give views on ‘dramatic’ SRA changes
SRA consultations on separate codes of conduct and simplifying accounts rules both close later this month.
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Firm fined after keeping clients in the dark about third parties
Meade Law Ltd made no communication with consumers about the use of two businesses for services related to PI claims.
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NewsSociety hits back at ‘misconceived’ price transparency call
Narrow focus on price potentially damaging to clients, Chancery Lane says.
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NewsSolicitor agrees settlement over abusive language
Solicitors Regulation Authority says Daniel Robert Johnson also sent an inappropriate email to another solicitor.
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NewsEnterprise firms unable to secure new PII put ‘on notice’
A third of the 43 firms covered by collapsed insurer Enterprise have failed to secure a new policy.
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NewsForce solicitors to publish prices, watchdog urges
Consumer panel calls for law firms to be subject to dentist-style regulation.
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NewsSolicitor referred to tribunal over Euro Parliament funds
Solicitors Regulation Authority says allegations against Christopher Charles Edward Hayes are unproven.
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NewsPII deadline looms for firms covered by Enterprise Insurance
Solicitors Regulation Authority says two-thirds of firms have found alternative cover.
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NewsConveyancing clerk banned from profession over fake client emails
Non-solicitor Graham Borley ordered to pay £7,500 financial penalty because of employer's ABS status.
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NewsDon't meddle without evidence, Society warns competition watchdog
Chancery Lane supports call for more pricing transparency – but says it should be delivered by the market.
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News‘Shared cultural norms’ harming competition, says super-regulator
Legal Services Board backs competition watchdog’s call for price transparency and consumer choice.
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NewsPractice curbs slapped on former Blavo & Co directors
London-headquartered firm was shut down by the regulator last year.
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NewsFirms not signposting complaints rights, says LeO
Analysis of complaints reveals four out of five found the Legal Ombudsman without any help from their solicitor.
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NewsFamily practice shut down following fraud conviction
Regulator intervenes into practice of Dianna Lee, also known as Dianna Gerald, Donna Gerald, Diana Gerhold and Diane Glackin.
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NewsNothing inherently riskier about ABS, says super regulator
Legal Services Board keen on government proposals for deregulation of alternative business structures.
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NewsComplaints about one rogue chambers plague BSB
Unnamed chambers also accounted for 77% of the 46 referrals from the Legal Ombudsman.
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NewsFake universities ‘likely to have offered law degrees’
Of 62 bogus learning institutions identified, 25 based overseas claiming to be UK universities have been closed down.
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NewsSociety gives qualified backing to ABS reforms
Traditional firms and ABSs must operate on level playing field, says Chancery Lane.
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NewsBar ‘entities’ flop – so fees under review
Bar Standards Board expected 400 applications from lawyers hoping to incorporate into single-person ‘entities’. There were just 46.
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NewsFifty law firms face race against time to stay in business
Practices insured by unrated outfit Enterprise have less than three weeks to find alternative indemnity cover.