All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 109
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NewsRegulator told PII reforms must not threaten trust in legal profession
Battle lines set to be drawn over the potential reduction in professional indemnity insurance minimum terms.
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NewsMinister: solicitor super-exam will not ‘stifle’ legal learning
House of Lords debates future of legal education in response to controversial SRA proposals.
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NewsGovernment defends 10-year sentence plan for copyright infringers
Intellectual Property Office responds to Open Rights Group concerns over copyright proposals.
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FeatureCasting the net wider
The ongoing expansion of corporate criminal liability carries new risks for legal advisers.
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NewsSRA opens probe into abuse gang’s immigration lawyers
Investigation follows Immigration and Asylum Chamber president’s criticism of Nottingham firm.
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NewsConsumers ‘happy’ with solicitors’ services but price issue remains, SRA says
Research published by Solicitors Regulation Authority details experiences of vulnerable consumers in family cases.
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NewsBar Council warns Legal Ombudsman over comparison sites
Barristers’ body says sites can lead to ‘distortions in the market’.
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NewsSolicitor jailed for £60k tax fraud
North London criminal practitioner Azhar Islam Khan sentenced to 18 months.
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NewsSRA director hails ‘more innovative’ ABSs as new approvals slow
Crispin Passmore says people and businesses want holistic services – and alternative business structures are the way to offer them.
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NewsSolicitors’ fees should not pay for LeO expansion – Law Society
Ombudsman consulting on extending its jurisdiction to unregulated providers.
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NewsBSB: end perception of youth courts as ‘forum for advocacy practice’
Bar regulator publishes new guidelines for youth court competencies.
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FeatureSouth Korean legal market: life and Seoul
South Korea is taking longer than expected to liberalise its legal market and Brexit has complicated matters further.
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Convicted cocaine-supplying barrister is disbarred
Omar Khan disbarred after conviction over cocaine supply.
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NewsBarristers ‘not there to empathise’ with youth criminals, regulator told
Bar Standards Board members debate guidelines for youth court advocacy.
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NewsTop legal aid firm rebuked over referral payments
Duncan Lewis agrees to publication of regulatory settlement agreement following SRA investigation.
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NewsBar Council: shared leave plan will help women reach top
Barristers’ body says proposals will promote ‘full equality’ between men and women.
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NewsFamily law barrister who made woman ‘fearful’ disbarred
Sanjay Roy, a Northampton Chambers barrister, made woman call him ‘master’.
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NewsSuper-regulator announces Law Society-SRA governance probe
Chancery Lane welcomes opportunity to clarify statutory duty of oversight.
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NewsLSB ‘not stepping back’ from diversity role
Oversight body has published ‘less prescriptive’ guidance for regulators.
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NewsBarrister fined over chambers party behaviour wins appeal
Stephen Howd succesfully appeals against fine after medical evidence taken into account.