Regulation and compliance – Page 34
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NewsEvidence of NDA misuse mounting as regulator plans action
Legal Services Board pledges ‘strengthened’ approach to regulating non-disclosure agreements.
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NewsAML supervision: Law Society backs consolidation but rejects state regulator
Chancery Lane favours second of four options proposed by the Treasury: a legal sector supervisor but for England and Wales only.
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NewsStrong argument for joint regulation of solicitors and barristers, says LSB chief
Merger of Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board something to consider, says Legal Services Board CEO Matthew Hill.
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NewsParalegal acted dishonestly by backdating letter
Former Irwin Mitchell employee handed Section 43 order.
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NewsConveyancing: 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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NewsSRA plan criticised amid tug of war to regulate legal execs
Existing regulator says there are ‘gaps and uncertainties’ with transfer plans.
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NewsCourt grants request for client anonymity in SDT strike-off
Judge asserts that principle of LPP should not be balanced with other factors.
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NewsSolicitor fined over 'derogatory and puerile' remarks to another lawyer
SRA found the solicitor’s conduct was serious and ‘had the potential to cause harm’.
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NewsFirm fined after failing to deal with residual client money
SRA says annual letters to clients would have raised red flags about processes.
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NewsEversheds director cleared of Zoom ‘espionage’
Tribunal found Ronald Paterson was entitled to listen in to meeting discussing client’s future.
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NewsBarrister disbarred for hiding drink-driving conviction
Carly Walters was already serving a six-month suspension for drink-drive convictions.
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NewsSRA 'holds itself accountable', Conservatives told
Solicitors Regulation Authority chief cautions against regulators being individually accountable to government.
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NewsSRA finally shuts down Axiom Ince through intervention
Speculation grew over the weekend that the firm could no longer operate as insurance cover had expired.
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NewsAML supervisor? Give us the job, LSB tells Treasury
Responsibility for holistic supervisory regime should go to the existing super-regulator, LSB says in consultation response.
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NewsDorset firm slapped with £45,000 fine for claims failings
Firm specialising in bank refunds submitted inaccurate information and acted where clients had told it to stop.
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News'Demonstrable misogyny' required strike-off, tribunal reveals
In 82-page written judgment, tribunal outlines reasons for striking off solicitor who took advantage of 18-year-old colleague.
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NewsSRA coffers are on a roll
SRA’s keeping of the roll exercise for 2023 has now concluded, with around 27,000 names removed from the list.
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NewsSRA moves in to manage affairs of closed firm
Parrott & Coales had been the last of the Metamorph group to stay trading.
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NewsHigh Court judge given formal warning over late judgment
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office warning relates to a ruling issued more than a year after intial hearing.
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NewsSRA board members get hefty pay rises
Across-the-board increases as high as 50% reflect 'reality of need to keep and attract a diverse group'.