All articles by Paul Rogerson – Page 3
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News
Axiom Ince: Compliance expert calls for inquiry into SRA
Frank Maher says move could restore confidence among profession amid uncertainty about ‘what the SRA knew and when’.
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Opinion
Playing it safe
Paul Rogerson We do not lack examples of entropy in the justice system that serve as a metaphor for the whole. This week, we’ve had at least two. First, a flea infestation at Hull Crown Court that required the mobilisation of pest controllers. Rats, yes – but ...
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Feature
'Back to basics'
New Law Society president Nick Emmerson tells Paul Rogerson what it means to be a solicitor.
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Opinion
First Lady
Last week saw the installation of the first lady chief justice, the 98th judge to hold the top post.
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News
Conveyancing: chief CQS assessor berates firms over 'standard' enquiries
Solicitors 'going at it hammer and tongs creates bad feeling', Peter Rodd tells national property conference.
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News
CLC-regulated conveyancer collapsed owing over £6m
HMRC pulled the plug on a 'controlled closure' of Alexander Grace Law, leaving a property magnate who was briefly CEO among the firm's major creditors.
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Opinion
Heroes welcome
Last week’s cover feature dwelt on the dangerous scapegoating of immigration and asylum solicitors over what are, in reality, egregious government policy errors.
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News
In Focus: Empire-building SRA plays the long game
The Solicitors Regulation Authority knows primary legislation to consolidate legal regulation is unlikely any time soon. So bringing CILEX members on board in the short-term is a smart move strategically.
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Opinion
Tanks on the lawn
The SRA’s capture of legal executives is by no means a done deal, although it is starting to look that way.
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News
CILEX civil war: SRA makes its pitch for legal execs
Consultation says the transfer of oversight from CILEx Regulation would benefit the public - but the Law Society disagrees.
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News
'Conflict of interest': Watchdog berates Holyrood plan to keep Law Society as regulator
UK Competition and Markets Authority wants to see fully independent regulation - which Scotland’s professional bodies fiercely oppose.
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Opinion
Unfollowing the money
Comparators traditionally used to measure elite law firm performance appear to be on the way out.
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News
Brighton doesn't rock: where law firms go to die
South-coast resort is a graveyard for new practices, according to new research. Much better to set up shop in Leicester.
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News
Dentons ends pioneering tieup with China partner Dacheng
National security clampdown prompts demise of combination that created biggest law firm in the world.
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Opinion
Watchdog barks
CMA's launch of a consumer enforcement investigation, focusing on will-writing, pre-paid probate plans and online divorce, suprised solicitors last week.
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News
Freshfields hits mute on trading performance
From next year, financial information available to the media and public will be limited to Companies House filings.
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Opinion
PII charted
Law Society’s most extensive and detailed survey of PII trends since 2018 is a must-read.
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Opinion
Disparate measures
Review into longstanding imbalance in complaints to the SRA does not take us much further forward.