Regulation and compliance – Page 31
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NewsExternal lawyers needed to tackle racism, sexism and elitism in cricket
Commission says new regulatory body should not involve in-house counsel of the England and Wales Cricket Board.
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NewsSociety calls for alignment with Europe on AI regulation
Response to government consultation highlights 'urgent need' for explicit regulations on liability.
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NewsSeven firms intervened in by SRA as parent network goes bust
Administrators working on selling trading names after collapse of Law Direct Limited, formerly known as Blackstone Law.
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NewsSolicitor struck off for lying to clients about cases
Essex practitioner said he was trying to ‘buy time’ by giving false assurances.
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NewsAccounts reveal LSB chief's bonus jumped 17% in a year
Total package for chief executive Matthew Hill now comes to more than £175,000.
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NewsMisconduct: 'No simple explanation' for race bias in complaints
Project commissioned by SRA to investigate over-representation of minority ethnic solicitors in disciplinary process publishes literature review.
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NewsSolicitor-deputy banned for overcharging vulnerable clients
Law firm’s former head of Court of Protection also admitted keeping Apple phone bought with client money.
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NewsControl your costs, Society tells SRA
Proposed 12% budget increase could impact firms already facing inflationary pressures.
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NewsFirm called in to review bar's struggling enforcement system
Bar Standards Board received a red light warning from its oversight regulator earlier this year.
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NewsSRA to pay £38,000 costs after rebuke overturned
Adjudicator had wrongly penalised a head of practice for mistakes made by external advisers.
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NewsHalf of law firms not engaging with review sites, regulators find
Only 22% of the public refer to online reviews when looking for a legal services provider.
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NewsNews focus: SDT draws a line on sexual misconduct
The case of former Gowlings director Oliver Bretherton is a benchmark against which all similar cases will be measured.
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NewsUnbundling? Never heard of it, say 40% of firms
SRA to start new promotional kick amid continuing indifference from practitioners and clients.
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NewsSRA fines solicitor after second drink-drive conviction
Salisbury practitioner was three times the legal limit and confrontational towards police.
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NewsClients see little quality difference in regulated lawyers
Unregulated market is small at present but may grow as the economy worsens, SRA research finds.
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NewsEx-Gowling director struck off in landmark sexual misconduct case
Oliver Bretherton abused his seniority in 'fantasy relationship' with teenage colleague.
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NewsNews focus: Mesh implant scandal victims search for new lawyer
News that the SRA is intervening into a practitioner who represents women over mesh implants claims has highlighted shortcomings in a redress system where obtaining compensation ‘feels like a battle’.
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NewsSRA imposes £18,750 fine under new powers
Solicitor who accepted £10,000 ‘abused his position by taking unfair advantage of the client’.
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NewsLying solicitor struck off after he ‘abandoned’ client claim
North London practitioner made repeated assurances that the case was progressing.
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NewsSRA chief: 'complex' factors causing ethnicity attainment gap
Regulator publishes first phase of research to understand differences in exam outcomes.