All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 123
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NewsGovernment makes £10bn pledge to cut regulation
Business secretary Sajid Javid announces a ‘one in, three out’ policy to ease burden on businesses.
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NewsLawyers face new push to improve complaints guidance
Legal Services Board says outcomes required of lawyers are ‘some way from being achieved’.
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FeatureCentral exam idea does not add up
Much of what the SRA sees as wrong with the current legal education system is in its own hands to fix.
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Bar complaints system biased against men, report suggests
Bar Standards Board less likely to follow up complaints against female barristers.
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NewsCMA investigation timetable ‘challenging’, senior lawyer says
Competition and Markets Authority is currently reviewing legal services.
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News‘Named and shamed’ barrister in breach of conduct code
Disciplinary tribunal rules public access barrister Tariq Rehman failed to make sure his chambers were administered competently.
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FeatureCompetition: raising the anti
Competition policy and enforcement are changing rapidly, with antitrust watchdogs under pressure to get results. What does this mean for lawyers?
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NewsHead of closed firm convicted of VAT fraud
Caroline Joseph, formerly of London firm Hanover Property Lawyers, given a suspended prison sentence.
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NewsNew OPG guidance on client accounts
Management of deputyship funds should be done with the client’s best interests in mind, the Office of the Public Guardian stresses.
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NewsICAEW revives campaign on legal professional privilege
Chartered accountancy body claims LPP ‘seriously distorts the market’ for tax and other advice – but the Law Society has hit back.
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NewsLeO should reintroduce ‘free cases’, says Society
Chancery Lane warns that the impact of case fees on small practitioners can be ‘considerable’.
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OpinionLegal fees and the free market
Serbia’s accession to the EU brings to mind regulatory issues facing lawyers closer to home.
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NewsLicensed conveyancers outline growth strategy
Specialist regulator the CLC is focusing on education reform and will review its fees.
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FeatureRegulation: the end of our profession?
The government must take a holistic approach to reforming the Legal Services Act, says the Law Society’s chief executive.
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NewsLaw Society calls for single legal regulator
Chancery Lane supports ‘holistic’ regulation of all providers of legal services by a single regulator.
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Barrister suspended for harassment conviction
Criminal barrister Peter Sefton has been suspended from the bar following a conviction for sending ‘intimidating’ text messages.
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NewsAccountants’ body applies to regulate all reserved legal activities
ICAEW says it will build on success of existing probate regulation – but stick to services related to tax.
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NewsLSB demands transparency around PC fees setting
Existing practising certificate rules have been in place for six years, super-regulator points out.
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NewsSolicitors overcharging clients for barristers’ work, bar claims
The Bar Council said this practice could raise ‘serious questions’ about solicitors’ professional conduct.