All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 72
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OpinionBest law books of the year 2020
In a pandemic-hit year, a collection of Covid-19 poetry is one of David Pickup’s standout books of the year.
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NewsSuper-regulator wants more money to 'galvanise' legal services
Legal Services Board says it can help 'reshape' sector to 'better meet the needs of society'.
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NewsWeinstein NDA hearing will be in private, tribunal confirms
Anonymity directions will remain in place until proceedings are concluded.
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NewsFive innovators first to play in the Lawtech Sandbox
Participants will have access to data and engagement with 11 regulators, including the SRA.
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NewsNews focus: Post-Beckwith, SRA must focus on 'what matters to clients’
Will the SRA stop insisting 'solicitors are paragons of virtue' in their private lives?
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NewsCrisis-hit Legal Ombudsman warned of possible 'alternatives'
LSB says lawyers and consumers want improvement but have little confidence in Legal Ombudsman.
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NewsBeckwith: Solicitors’ sex lives ‘their own business’, says regulation guru
Regulators should not 'hitch themselves to transient public bandwagons', says Solicitor’s Handbook author.
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NewsNews focus: Solicitors still missing scam red flags
Law firms are still ignoring too many red flags, SRA compliance conference hears
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OpinionBeckwith judgment: where now for the SRA?
Major questions will be asked of the regulator’s approach and its attitude to costs.
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NewsCourt blasts SRA for ‘alarming’ costs bill in Beckwith case
Regulator claimed costs of almost £344,000 in wake of high profile prosecution.
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NewsComplaints about barristers surge as focus shifts to private behaviour
Regulator received 15 cases alleging sexual harassment, which - along with bullying - is an area of ‘real concern’.
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NewsSRA chair: Going back to old ways of working would be a ‘travesty’
Anna Bradley hopes that changes to working practices can continue when pandemic ends.
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NewsSRA chief: Misconduct reports must be more than office gossip
General counsel clarifies reporting obligations and discourages ‘defensive’ reporting by firms.
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NewsConsumer need still unmet a decade after Legal Services Act, says LSB
Legal Services Board once again calls for sector to change, despite widespread improvements.
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NewsClient account outsourcing fails to take off
SRA pushing benefits of third party managed accounts as a way of limiting insurance costs.
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NewsFirm fined £14,000 after missing ‘red flags’ on property work
SRA announces sanction in the same week as renewing calls for extra due diligence on clients.
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NewsCyber criminals make £2.5m raid on law firms in lockdown
Staff working from home thought to be easier target for fraudsters online.
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NewsSRA tells firms: Check exactly where your client’s money came from
Regulator suggests current checks being made by some firms are not enough.
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NewsLegal Choices website records 3m visits in three years
Regulators running site say consumers are increasingly engaging with it.