Opinion – Page 6
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OpinionPublic need protection from so-called ‘legal advisers’
The super-regulator says clients are satisfied with unregulated will-writers. But how do they know, when the clients are dead?
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OpinionLetters roundup: 5 August 2022
Legal aid, regulatory overreach, and first impressions: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionThe ins and outs of practice at the SDT
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Law & Practice (2nd edition) | Nigel West and Susanna Heley
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OpinionAvoiding the risks of arranging litigation loans
Recent coverage of clients feeling pressured into taking out loans has highlighted solicitors’ duties.
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OpinionWhy is Raab so keen to hand the SRA extra powers?
New fining limit has been rushed through to make it look as if the government is acting on 'enablers'.
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OpinionSRA fining power increase should not be conflated with sanctions regime
Raising the regulator's fining powers to £25,000 would risk the development of two separate approaches to policy on the imposition of penalties.
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OpinionBar watchdog must do more to put house in order
The Bar Standards Board has plenty of work still to do to convince many barristers of its efficacy.
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OpinionLetters roundup: 27 May 2022
Judicial diversity action, a baptism of fire, and putting people first: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionMatthews case was a futile and expensive mistake
Claire Matthews had no lawyer and no medical assessment. She should have been provided with both.
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OpinionSRA SLAPPs back
Timely new guidance from the SRA on ‘professional enablement’ will be useful to all solicitors.
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OpinionCan we trust the SRA when issuing bigger fines?
The regulator’s publication policy is thin gruel, which doesn’t bode well for handing it extra powers.
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OpinionSalary wars should not mean junior lawyers accept exploitation
The SRA’s intervention into wellbeing at work should make firms consider how staff are treated.
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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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OpinionCrypto: 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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OpinionCan 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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OpinionNot 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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OpinionCan the SRA be trusted with extra powers?
Recent cases have damaged the profession's confidence in the regulator.
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OpinionPSYROC 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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OpinionLawyers and the limits of free speech
Solicitors and barristers should remain aware of their professional conduct obligations.
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OpinionLegal 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.