All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 78
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NewsEx-Coops boss fined £20,000 over Asons transfer
SRA decision is latest in a string of financial and regulatory issues connected to Bolton firm.
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OpinionTime for SRA to adopt 'can-do' attitude
Regulator could learn from the American Bar Association's response to the crisis.
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NewsOmbudsman promises flexibility over complaints during lockdown
Complaints handler says it has power to use discretion about how to treat under-pressure firms.
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NewsCivil society groups take SRA’s top legal technology prizes
Projects to help vulnerable people receive final awards in Legal Access Challenge.
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NewsSRA to be legally separate arm of Law Society
Change expected to take effect in early summer, joint statement reveals.
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NewsRegulator allows fee deferral to support conveyancers during Covid-19 crisis
Council for Licensed Conveyancers says firms are furloughing staff or temporarily closing offices.
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NewsLeO humiliated as it is forced to drop 21% budget increase
'Frank and open conversation' as ombudsman told it had not presented a strong enough case.
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NewsFemale, Asian - but not with a disability: SRA's picture of the profession today
Demography of solicitors changes markedly in senior roles and larger firms, survey of 9,000 practitioners finds.
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ProfileMy legal life: Rachel Adamson, Adkirk Law
Director and head of fraud and regulatory, Preston.
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NewsScotland told to create independent regulator for legal services
Competition and Markets Authority recommends an SRA-style regulator and long-awaited introduction of ABS.
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NewsSRA staying ‘pragmatic’ over conduct during UK lockdown
Regulator says it will take into account the current circumstances when investigating complaints.
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NewsWatchdog still concerned at information on quality
Consumer panel says there is a danger the general public will only be swayed by price comparisons.
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NewsNew legal ombudsman chief wants powers to help ‘silent sufferers’
Elisabeth Davies tells MPs the service needs to restore its reputation with lawyers and complainants.
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NewsCoronavirus: Business as usual 'not realistic' says lord chief justice
Government under increasing pressure to change its strategy on courts and tribunals.
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NewsCity firm rebuked by SRA over AML training failures
Withers accepts it took too long training staff in effects of new anti-money laundering legislation.
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NewsSRA to reveal racial profiles of solicitors facing prosecution
Regulator confirms to the Gazette it will publish report outlining what proportion is from ethnic minority groups.
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NewsCity firms berate AML levy ‘burden’
Charge to fund action against economic crime will damage competitiveness of UK’s legal sector, solicitors claim.
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NewsSFO on rack after Barclays blow
The acquittal of former Barclays executives was another setback for the Serious Fraud Office over its failure to secure high-profile convictions. Calls for a root-and-branch review are getting louder.
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NewsNew breed of freelance solicitor eyeing chambers model
Some 71 solicitors have so far registered as freelancers under deregulated practising regime.
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NewsComplaints body names consumer ex-chief as chair
Quango veteran Elisabeth Davies to take over from Wanda Goldwag next month.