Opinion – Page 2
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OpinionLetters: Increased funding for the SFO
The Serious Fraud Office has been given an extra £9.3m of funding to improve its case management and evidence handling.
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OpinionEmbattled and error-prone SRA needs a total reset
Regulation gone wrong: the watchdog needs to revert to doing what it is supposed to do.
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OpinionMore regulation is no longer the answer
The more that someone is regulated, the less responsibility that person takes for decisions, on the basis that what is not against the rules can be done.
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OpinionEnsuring the regulator is properly regulated
The SRA is in danger of losing the trust and confidence of the entire profession. How can proper regulation take place in such circumstances?
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OpinionLetters roundup: 15 November 2024
Mental health support for employees, saving historical documents and professional integrity: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionBalancing innovation and regulation as AI marches on
Joanna Goodman reviews 'Living with the Algorithm: Servant or Master? AI Governance and Policy for the Future' by Tim Clement-Jones.
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OpinionBulldog spirit
Does the storied demise of Axiom Ince sound the death knell for the client account?
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OpinionTrump, ESG and lawyers
A first take on how a Trump presidency may affect lawyers’ work, including here in the UK.
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OpinionA regulator in denial
The SRA provided a bellicose response to last week’s lacerating Axiom Ince report.
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OpinionSRA wants profession to move on from Axiom Ince - but won’t apologise
The regulator chair’s argument that issues are 'history' will infuriate those waiting for answers.
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OpinionDoing the right thing
What happens if a regulator which has been publicly exposed does not respond in the way in which it expects those whom it regulates to behave?
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OpinionSRA must accept need for radical change in light of Axiom report
Axiom report should be a wake-up call to the regulator to focus on its core role to serve the public interest and protect consumers from rogue individuals.
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OpinionHubris, nemesis: it’s time for the SRA to stop empire-building and rebuild trust
The long-awaited report on the SRA’s handling of Axiom Ince ahead of the firm’s closure is lacerating.
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OpinionSRA financial penalties consultation: why propose the unlawful?
The regulator needs to accept its proposals are flawed and drop them, without further delay.
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OpinionNew SRA fining powers will weaken regulation, not strengthen it
Plans for a ‘one size fits all’ fining framework are not fit for purpose.
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OpinionBar regulator faces transparency test
The Bar Standards Board is coming under renewed pressure over its performance.
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OpinionStaying the course
Anna Bradley has been reappointed as SRA chair for another two years, after the regulator called off its search to fill the post.
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OpinionNo end in sight for this Axiom Ince farce
Just like the Axiom client money, the investigation into the SRA has disappeared into a black hole.
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OpinionWhat in-house needs from reform of legal regulation
More support for good in-house lawyers – and further to fall for ‘bad’ ones.
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OpinionThe government is chasing growth, with implications for law and regulation
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the biggest change for the stock exchange in more than 30 years.