All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 3
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NewsEx-solicitor loses appeal after Google search spewed out fake cases
Judge says court needs to take ‘decisive action’ to protect integrity of its processes from fake citations.
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NewsSRA imposes record £4m fine on former law firm boss
Regulator says dishonesty at defunct consolidator firm impacted thousands of people.
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NewsSolicitor who ran mesh claims facing multiple charges
Darren Hanison alleged to have misled clients on costs and failed to ensure they had ATE insurance.
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NewsEthics framework to 'empower' in-house community
Resource designed to support solicitors meet their regulatory and ethical responsibilities.
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NewsSRA to step up AML offensive as firms still ‘not getting message’
Chief executive Paul Philip pledges to ‘ratchet up’ consequences of failing to meet obligations.
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NewsNo more drink-drive fines: SRA swerves on solicitor sanction
Cases will receive a warning or rebuke unless misconduct is considered worthy of the tribunal.
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NewsSolicitor struck off over rape conviction
Tribunal finds 'no words within the lexicon of regulatory and disciplinary conduct adequate to express the damage the respondent had caused'.
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NewsRoyal stamp of approval for ‘CILEX chartered lawyers’
Law Society also ’deeply concerned’ about further step towards SRA regulation of paralegals.
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NewsFormer Eversheds employee tried to invoice pro bono client
Project coordinator said he was motivated to help the firm recover costs and gained nothing from misconduct.
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NewsLSB tightens grip on bar regulator over reform delays
Legal Services Board escalates enforcement action and will open talks on new undertakings.
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NewsIn depth: 'World’s first AI law firm' targets high street practices
Garfield Law, a pioneering firm providing legal services through AI, has been approved by the SRA. The founders, a City lawyer and a quantum physicist, are targeting LiPs and high street firms
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NewsSpring into action: April blitz on AML breaches
Regulator shows no let-up in disciplinary activity around anti-money laundering compliance.
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News'Appalling': High Court judge alerts regulators over fake case authorities
Barrister instructed by London law centre accused of relying on artificial intelligence to produce citations that turned out to be bogus.
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News'Ping your Lawyer' app struggles to recover client fees amid SRA probe
Lawbit Ltd provided legal services through the closed firm LawBriefs, rendering the firm’s debts difficult to recover.
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NewsSRA approves '£2 letter' AI law firm
AI-powered 'litigation assistant' a breakthrough in legal services, regulator says.
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NewsDirector who failed to comply with court order suspended
Six-month suspension appropriate sanction ‘to protect the public and the reputation of the legal profession’.
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NewsMail sting solicitor 'destroyed' by disciplinary proceedings
SRA interventions should be sanctioned by the High Court, argues Gregory Treverton-Jones KC.
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NewsExpert witnesses warned over high-volume housing claims
Conflict of interest risk when solicitors acting in high-volume cases instruct same expert.
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NewsSolicitor faces £30,000 costs over SRA fine appeal
Tribunal dismisses appeal over £8,000 sanction imposed by adjudicator panel for breach of a property sale undertaking.
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FeatureAI regulation: What UK businesses need to know
The evolving AI regulatory landscape, the importance of adopting effective AI assurance mechanisms and the increasing role of AI-specific contractual clauses.