All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 56
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NewsSolicitors face fresh competence checks
Regulators will be required to provide greater assurance that lawyers remain competent throughout their career.
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NewsRescheduled SQE dates confirmed following IT fiasco
Candidates will be able to sit functioning legal knowledge exams on 4 and 8 August or request a refund.
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NewsSQE fiasco will cost some candidates thousands
One candidate has lost three days' annual leave and cancelled their pre-booked holiday in case it clashes with the rescheduled dates.
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NewsFormer CC partner writes to SRA over Zahawi ‘threat’ letter
Tax expert Dan Neidle has contacted the regulator following letters from Nadhim Zahawi’s lawyers.
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NewsRegulation row: Defiant CILEX chief attacks profession’s ‘elitism’
Matthew Huggett has defended the institute’s bid to transfer oversight of legal executives to the SRA.
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NewsSQE candidates face further exam misery
Exam provider says test centre hit by 'IT issue' will not host assessment scheduled to take place on Monday.
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NewsBarristers could be disciplined for 'seriously offensive' tweets
Bar Standards Board is consulting on revised social media guidance to clarify when it might intervene.
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NewsSQE fiasco: candidates waited more than five hours before exam cancelled
Solicitors Regulation Authority apologises for stress caused to candidates at London test centre.
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News‘We will sue you’ - civil war breaks out at CILEX
Regulator is threatening legal action over representative body’s plan to transfer member oversight to the SRA.
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NewsOmbudsman confident of huge improvements within 18 months
Complaints handler pinning its hopes partly on adoption of new early resolution scheme.
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NewsLegal execs seek SRA regulation switch
Chartered Institute of Legal Executives 'in talks' for members to be subject to oversight of solicitors’ watchdog.
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OpinionAvoiding the risks of arranging litigation loans
Recent coverage of clients feeling pressured into taking out loans has highlighted solicitors’ duties.
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News‘Red alert’: agencies warn ‘enablers’ on sanctions evasion
Lawyers face sanctions if they help individuals hide assets, law enforcement says.
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NewsClients given ‘no choice’ of barrister by solicitors
Bar Standards Board says regulatory reform may be needed if consumer interests are not being met.
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NewsCILEX bodies in public spat over regulatory overhaul
Representative body for legal executives wants the opportunity to delegate regulation elsewhere. But the current watchdog disagrees.
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NewsHacker uploaded Ward Hadaway documents after injunction, court hears
Top-100 firm blackmailed for up to $6m (£4.75m) in bitcoin after cyber attack in March.
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NewsSolicitor suspended over supercar failures
Practitioner failed to prevent his firm’s client account being used as a banking facility by a Saudi prince.
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OpinionWhy is Raab so keen to hand the SRA extra powers?
New fining limit has been rushed through to make it look as if the government is acting on 'enablers'.
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NewsRaab approves SRA fining powers increase to £25,000
'We’re freeing up the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to focus on the most serious breaches, such as those involving Russian sanctions.’