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NewsIn depth: LSB's Mazur postscript prompts new bout of mudslinging
Regulators remain worryingly disunited in the wake of Mazur, judging by the caustic response of CILEX to the Legal Services Board’s final report on the fiasco. But the institute has its own agenda.
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NewsCEO brushing away cobwebs at the Cube
New broom wielded by SRA chief executive is sweeping in some impressive-sounding new hires.
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NewsWest End firm shut down by SRA to protect client interests
Regulator intervenes into London practice which had announced two mergers this year.
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NewsSole practitioner hit for costs over failed appeal against AML fine
Tribunal rejects suggestion of 'systemic unreliability' in adjudication panel’s decision.
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NewsSDT issues reprimand over lack of information to conveyancing client
Solicitor’s ‘failings were isolated to a single matter’ which happened ‘during the exceptional circumstances’ of the pandemic.
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NewsSRA beefs up top team with two new leaders
'There is still a lot of work ahead of us to become a modern, proportionate regulator,' chief executive admits.
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NewsOmbudsman rulings should be forever, says charity
Legal complaints handler currently takes down published decisions after a year.
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News‘You failed too’: CILEX hits out at Legal Services Board over Mazur
LSB’s final report is ‘insensitive’ and fails to acknowledge the board’s own deficiencies, says legal executive body.
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NewsCompensation fund pays out nearly £50m in a year
Collapse of accumulator firms including Axiom Ince has cost the profession dear, latest accounts confirm.
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NewsNot enough cooks?
LSB announces recruitment drive to fill three roles: director of regulatory oversight, head of performance and oversight, and head of policy for development and delivery.
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NewsFresh blow to India legal market liberalisation hopes
Bar Council of India seeks to codify restrictions on foreign lawyers and firms after years of deadlock.
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NewsCanadian lawyer who misled judge about ChatGPT use is suspended
More examples emerge of sanctions imposed on lawyers who deploy bogus case citations.
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NewsSRA cannot regulate without access to privileged material, court told
Defamation firm Carter-Ruck is seeking a declaration that the SRA is not entitled to require the production of material.
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NewsSolicitor's banter towards police officers not misconduct, tribunal finds
Criminal lawyer, 83, admitted making ‘flippant’ remarks to young female officers but SDT dismisses all charges.
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NewsCarter-Ruck challenges SRA's claim over privileged documents
High Court hearing centres on the statutory interpretation of section 44B of the Solicitors Act 1974.
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NewsAnalyst held herself out as solicitor to aid partner's tenancy dispute
AML specialist issued a notice to tenant under pretence that City firm had been instructed.
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OpinionAn old buffer
A scathing report of an independent review of the LSB will do nothing to restore confidence in the uber-watchdog.
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NewsIn depth: Groundhog day on legal services regulation
An independent review of the Legal Services Board has revived debate about the case for a root-and-branch review of professional regulation. But we’ve been here before – many times.
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NewsConsumer watchdog repeats call for a single legal regulator
Multiple tribunals and disciplinary bodies 'undermine fairness, transparency, and public confidence', says panel.
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NewsSRA reforms compensation fund levy
This year’s cash call on solicitors is unprecedented, but individuals will shoulder more of the burden under revised funding plans.