All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 77
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OpinionTime to answer the difficult questions on race
We continue to see overrepresentation of black, Asian and minority ethnic solicitors, and men, in concerns raised with the SRA and then investigated.
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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.