Opinion
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OpinionWe must do something to level the playing field in the SDT
Radical change may not be realistic but workable solutions can be found.
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Crypto: Let’s party like it’s 1996
The current NFT craze may feel like 17th century tulip-mania. But what if it’s more like the birth of the worldwide web?
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Can we trust the LSB to comment on the rule of law?
There is a snag in the Legal Services Board's concern about the increasing public criticism of legal professionals.
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Not a way to regulate lawyers
A look at how lawyers in other jurisdictions are regulated. Would another system be better than ours?
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Can the SRA be trusted with extra powers?
Recent cases have damaged the profession's confidence in the regulator.
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PSYROC and the Solicitors Indemnity Fund: have your say
The future of post six-year run-off cover for firms - and the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) - is a contentious issue, but certainly not a simple one.
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Lawyers and the limits of free speech
Solicitors and barristers should remain aware of their professional conduct obligations.
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Legal ombudsman's costs had to be challenged
Introducing a usage fee is fairer and will encourage improvements in complaints handling, writes the Council for Licensed Conveyancers' chief executive.
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Consumers promised cheap law are being failed by our system
A failure to offer even basic protections is leaving clients exposed.
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‘Staying on’ in the EU
I hope that someone somewhere is writing a history of those UK nationals who remain living in the EU after the UK’s decision to leave, examining why they stayed, how they feel about the experience, and whether they are prospering.
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Hands off our private lives
Professional organisations now aim to turn lawyers into active citizens beyond the office.
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Should regulation toughen us up or protect the client?
A Legal Services Board report raises an interesting question for all lawyers.
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Law firms, regulation and culture
There could be uncomfortable times ahead for firms that do not think of their culture as a potential regulatory risk.
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Heed the shoeshine boy theory - but crypto is more than Bitcoin
Digital assets should be brought inside the regulatory tent before the coming crash.
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No, lawyers are not like hitmen
The fact that lawyer abuse is now happening on such a regular basis is a failure internationally of our professional bodies.
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Prosecute the firms that force junior solicitors to cover up mistakes
Too many juniors are being discarded after saying they were too scared to admit to errors.
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How many more like Claire Matthews?
There appears to be a reluctance by the SRA to focus on the mental health of solicitors as being relevant when exercising its enforcement functions.
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It is time for the SRA to issue a virtual practice handbook
Assuming physical and virtual practice are the same is not helping us in the long run.
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SQE: we are on the right path
Choice of training is key to a more accessible profession, says the SRA's Julie Brannan.
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LSB business plan must revitalise the legal sector
The Law Society encourages the Legal Services Board to focus its strategy on ensuring regulatory stability.
