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Solicitor’s indefinite suspension lifted after 15 years
Wales property specialist says his desire to get back into the profession had been 'reawakened'.
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Solicitor banned for a year for sexual touching of paralegal
Solicitor, then 53, also rubbed 21-year-old on the shoulders once or twice a day, tribunal hears.
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Women make up 37% of law firm partners, new SRA figures show
Slow improvement in racial and gender diversity continues, according to statistics from the SRA’s biennial collection of diversity data.
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LSB pledges to ‘step up’ oversight of regulators
Several areas for improvement will be set out in assessment to be published by the oversight regulator next month.
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Consumer protection held back by titles such as 'solicitor', says watchdog
Legal Services Consumer Panel condemns 'labyrinthine maze' of legal services regulation.
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SRA hailed as ‘most sophisticated, mature’ regulator by overseer
Strong indication from Legal Services Board that it would approve merging of professions.
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SRA ducks and dives before depleted justice committee
Only four MPs turned up for the questioning of the Law Society and two regulators.
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LSB plans independent review of Axiom Ince disaster
Law Society says solicitors should not pay a penny more until causes of shortage are known.
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Exclusive: Liverpool solicitor Makin named as ‘AB/X’ in anonymity case
Judge throws out appeal, allowing Robin Makin to be named in connection with misconduct allegations referred to SRA.
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Ex-Eversheds employee banned for sexual touching on staff away day
Senior client development manager receives section 43 order for repeatedly grabbing colleague.
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Academics warn of risk from ‘inversion SLAPPs’
Even where the motivations of clients and funders are altruistic, lawyers should 'exercise independent judgement', report for LSB states.
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In focus: Commons justice committee probes regulation – is the LSB overreaching?
As MPs cast a critical gaze over the Legal Services Act, the Legal Services Board came under fire last week.
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Legal executives demand vote on SRA switch
CILEX members have submitted a fresh request for their representative body to hold a special general meeting.
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Axiom Ince: SRA rules out immediate levy as £33m claims come in
Regulator also opts against capping claims from out-of-pocket clients.
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Solicitor rebuked for losing independence in support of client
Cambridgeshire solicitor made assertions which were not arguable to opponent.
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SRA to charge two firms over ‘abusive litigation’
Regulator defends lack of action on SLAPP cases nearly two years after warning on conduct of disputes.
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SRA conference call
Local government lawyers may struggle to attend the regulator's next in-house conference.
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LSB proposes 14% rise in its annual budget
Oversight regulator will ask lawyers to pay almost £30 each a year for its work.
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National firm hit with SRA’s fourth-largest fine over AML compliance
Ashfords agrees £101,357 penalty despite regulator's admission that no money laundering or financial crime took place.
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Conveyancing assistant barred over secret commissions
Employee also offered clients a discount on costs if they paid him in cash.