All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 127
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NewsAntitrust watchdog to probe legal services
Competition and Markets Authority to examine ‘long-standing concerns’.
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NewsSRA to ask if solicitors contribute to ‘decline in criminal advocacy’
The regulator will ask whether solicitors are taking on advocacy work ‘beyond their level of competence’.
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NewsIraq abuse inquiry firm referred to SDT
Leigh Day denies regulator's allegations following Al-Sweady inquiry.
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NewsSuspension upheld for barrister who held client money
Oliver White suspended for three months for ‘failing to act with integrity’ after claiming he could conduct litigation with the same freedoms as a solicitor.
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NewsFive new members to join SRA board
Two solicitors and three lay members take up posts in new year.
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NewsOmbudsman misses performance targets - again
Cost per case has increased 10% since June, to over £1,900.
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News‘Naïve’ solicitor suspended over unauthorised ABS
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal rules that Jayne Okacha ‘abdicated her professional responsibilities'.
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NewsLCJ pledges to refer ‘incompetent’ criminal solicitors to SRA
Lord Thomas: ‘There can be little excuse for a failure to understand the law and advise properly.’
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NewsTop 100 wary of stock market listing
Survey finds finance directors reluctant to cede control to shareholders.
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NewsBar warns solicitors’ agents against ‘illegal’ court appearances
Guidance cautions unregistered barristers not to appear in public hearings to avoid criminal liability.
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OpinionNot taking lawyers seriously
Where is the evidence that making legal services regulators independent of their representative bodies will boost competition?
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NewsLaw Society condemns SRA’s central exam plan
The SRA’s plans to boost social mobility through a new exam could have the opposite effect, says Chancery Lane.
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NewsLeO shelves bid to become compliant ADR entity
Client care letters will need to signpost another ‘ADR entity’.
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FeatureThe highs and lows of obtaining an ABS licence
Thorneycroft Solicitors secured its ABS licence two years after first approaching the SRA. Rachel Stow shares the highs and lows of the process
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NewsSRA under fire for centralised exam proposal
The solicitors’ regulator accused of not going far enough and of over-regulating.
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OpinionCMC regulation – one size does not fit all
Those of us committed to operating openly and ethically should not be damaged too.
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NewsLegal executives' watchdog eyes ABSs
CILEx Regulation consults on applying to license alternative business structures.
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NewsTime not ripe for regulatory reform, says bar chief
New bar chair says current arrangements ‘well able to regulate the profession in the public interest’.
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NewsSRA proposes central exam for all trainees
The planned Solicitors Qualifying Exam aims to ensure consistent standards as more routes to qualification open up.
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NewsInsurance lawyers worried about effects of Osborne’s PI plans
Significant changes to the system for compensating victims of accidents ‘can have unintended consequences’.