All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 132
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NewsLegal Ombudsman names all firms subject to complaint decisions
List published of investigations and remedies for all 1,673 firms and lawyers investigated last year.
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Public access barrister disbarred for second time
Original ruling was overturned last year after an evidence blunder by the bar regulator.
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NewsBSB breaks ranks in calling for ban on McKenzie fees
Bar regulator stands apart from the LSB and SRA in calling for a ban on McKenzie friends charging for legal activities.
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NewsProfessional bodies round on paid McKenzie friends
Law Society and Bar Council seek to block perception that McKenzie friends are ‘quasi-regulated’.
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NewsCase dismissed against author of damning expert witness report
Disciplinary panel throws out allegations about research on the family courts conducted by Professor Jane Ireland.
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NewsLeave anti-money laundering guidance to us – Law Society
Chancery Lane also warns that changing the consent regime could ‘criminalise vast swathes of ordinary business activity’.
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NewsConflict of interest ex-solicitor fined £2k by SRA
Emma Kate Dancer had continued to act for lender and borrower clients.
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NewsAssistant solicitor fined £5k for failing to register interest in property
Conveyancer's mistake meant an investor did not receive the £40,400 he was entitled to when a property was sold.
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OpinionThe Legal Services Consumer Panel: what now?
Watchdog is a lobbying group for one interest in a diminishing part of the legal ecosystem.
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NewsSolicitor’s misconduct linked to ill health
Marcus Hugh Rickard will apply to have his name taken off the roll by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsSRA unveils ‘shorter, sharper’ codes of conduct
Consultation opens on separate codes for solicitors and firms as well as new rules on client accounts.
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NewsExam plan delayed after 100 ‘wholly negative’ reactions
Regulator says it received more than 250 responses to consultation on its proposed solicitors qualifying exam.
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NewsLSB demands greater clarity over PC fee applications
Super-regulator publishes revised rules and supporting guidance for applications.
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NewsWill-writing firm signs up with SRA
‘Proudest day ever’ as The Will Writing Company becomes an alternative business structure.
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NewsCall for ban on solicitors’ agents in public hearings
The Ministry of Justice has been asked to resolve an ambiguity over solicitors’ agents’ rights of audience.
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NewsJustice ministry says solicitors must act on insurance fraud
Ministers accept findings of taskforce report highlighting low-level PI claims.
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NewsLSB warns on publishing ‘average prices’ of legal services
Super-regulator responds to consumer watchdog’s recommendation on open data.
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NewsNo case for ban on paid McKenzie friends – regulators
LSB and SRA agree there is not enough evidence of consumer detriment to support judges’ proposed ban.