All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 8
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NewsUnder-fire SRA ordered to explain £40m PM Law debacle
Regulator must produce independent report to assess how it responded to failure of law firm group.
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NewsBar regulator consults on proposed enforcement process changes
New regulations would include an 'assurance of anonymity and support to witnesses involved in cases of a sexual nature'.
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NewsFCA takes aim at claims firms 'causing harm'
City regulator broadens its scrutiny of the civil claims sector following 'concerns that consumers are being failed'.
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NewsSRA intervenes into six-office firm going into administration
Regulator dealing with another law firm closure on top of a spate of interventions.
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NewsSolicitor fined £30,000 for 'obvious conflict' in LCF role
Acting as a security trustee while advising lender involved ‘two sets of obligations…structurally and diametrically opposed’, SDT finds.
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NewsSRA intervenes to shut down three firms in a week
Firms in the north west, London and the east of England all closed down.
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NewsSRA set for new status to help whistleblowers
Regulator expects to become ‘prescribed person’ under Public Interest Disclosure Act, ethics conference hears.
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NewsProperty solicitor banned for signing leases as 'favour' to client
Law firm partner had never met the person whom he claimed to have witnessed signing documents.
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NewsBarrister who collapsed after arriving at court drunk fined £1,000
Bar Standards Board says practitioner has abstained since and received support from chambers.
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NewsCourt of Appeal clears way for SDT to rehear Dentons money laundering case
Judges agree that an allegation of a breach can only be upheld if the conduct 'is sufficiently serious' - but uphold High Court's decision.
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NewsFCA urges firms fighting motor finance redress scheme to ‘consider their clients’
Claims firms should give clients the option of exiting the contract and 'strongly consider' waiving fees, says City watchdog.
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NewsUN rapporteurs demand answers on UK’s ‘intimidation’ of Hamas case solicitor
Letter raises ’serious concerns as to the independent exercise of the legal profession and the confidentiality of lawyer–client communications’.
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NewsFirm blames acquisitions after £160,000 SRA fine
Regulator found reconciliations were not taking place and client money not being promptly returned by Taylor Rose.
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NewsSRA proposes mandatory three-hour ethics 'discussions' for solicitors
No return to CPD hours - but regulator moves to more prescriptive regime for continuing competence.
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NewsFCA redress scheme faces legal battle for 'under-compensating' claimants
Law firms say redress being offered does not reflect the harm suffered by motor finance borrowers.
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NewsCost of taking SQE to top £5,000
Candidates will have to pay £2,006 to sit SQE1 and £3,086 for SQE2 in the 2026/2027 academic year.
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NewsSolicitor used client funds to pay for work he never completed
Cumbria practitioner said he ‘buried his head in the sand’ after billing for drafting wills.
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News'Suspected fraud': £39.5m of client money missing from PM Law
One of the biggest clear-up jobs ever undertaken by the regulator is likely to cost the profession millions.
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NewsSRA to bolster leadership team in bid to rebuild trust
Four newly created posts will cover risk, data and insight, external affairs and communications, general counsel and supervision.
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OpinionSeven key takeaways from the SRA’s justice committee grilling
It wasn’t always comfortable, but SRA leaders gave glimpses of their aims and priorities.