All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 133
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NewsSampson ‘dismissal’: ministry seeks urgent clarification
Former chief legal ombudsman insists he resigned.
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NewsCMC fined record £570k after pressuring claimants
Company ordered to give clients 24 hours before taking any payment details.
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NewsCriminals raid 50 firms in cyberattacks this year – SRA
Regulator also concerned by lack of training in detecting money laundering schemes.
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NewsSRA chief: let’s treat solicitors like adults
Regulator promises ‘far more conciliatory’ style of correspondence.
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NewsBlavo & Co shut down by regulator
SRA intervenes into London-based firm and practice of director John Blavo.
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NewsSolicitor leaves profession after moving £28k from client account
Payments made as a loan to two other clients requiring nursing care.
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NewsBSB plans to relax restrictions on employed barristers
Planned changes will allow barristers to contract services through agencies or corporate vehicles.
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NewsSampson was sacked – he didn’t resign, says MoJ chief
Former chief legal ombudsman denies being dismissed.
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Barrister fined for running unlicensed taxi firm
Ahtiq Raja fined £600 for conduct likely to ‘diminish trust’ in the profession.
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News‘Outmoded’ bar must modernise, says new BSB chair
Sir Andrew Burns urges barristers to respond with ‘robustness and creativity’ to the many challenges it faces.
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ProfileInterview: Paul Philip
The SRA’s chief executive reveals how the regulator is engaging with solicitors to win respect and improve the way it works.
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NewsOmbudsman enjoying easier CMC caseload
Only 648 cases accepted in first six months of new scheme.
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FeatureJudicial review of decision on Cage funding
Did the Charity Commission overstep its powers when pressuring two charities to make a funding promise?
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NewsSRA: tell us what bad behaviour by lawyers matters most
Consultation open on how to maintain trust in the legal profession.
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NewsQC jailed for fraud is disbarred
Rohan Pershad QC was jailed in 2013 for cheating public revenue of £600,000.
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NewsLegal Ombudsman to miss more time targets – LSB
Complaints-handler met 90-day target just 52% of the time in July.
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OpinionOnline platforms – lawyers act now!
Uber has grabbed the headlines but unregulated online services could threaten the legal landscape as we know it.
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LSB consults on in-house lawyers regulations
The Legal Services Board is consulting on a set of principles that will inform decisions it makes about regulatory arrangements for in-house lawyers.
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SRA trims status forms
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has introduced new slimline application forms for firms that need to apply for authorisation for a change of legal entity, and for LDPs electing to be licensed.
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NewsBar 'milestone' towards flexible training
The bar regulator has approved plans to introduce a professional statement as part its new approach to entry to the profession.