All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 85
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NewsHeavyweight new college poised to shake up solicitor training
New entrant the College of Legal Practice aims to undercut market giants the University of Law and BPP by thousands of pounds.
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NewsSolicitors face 'incredibly short' deadline on new AML rules
SRA money laundering chief warns of new risk assessment inspections.
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OpinionSolicitors let off the leash as SRA lifts the curfew
The regulator has trusted solicitors to flourish in the absence of restrictions - now it’s a case of hoping it works.
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NewsSRA shelves immigration advice changes
Solicitors would have been able to operate from firms regulated by Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner.
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NewsNew dawn for legal services as solicitors set free
Solicitors now subject to revised standards placing greater faith in their professional judgement.
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NewsSRA offers olive branch over digital badge concerns
Update says 'delivery partner' has agreed to turn off Google tracking technology 'at the moment'.
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NewsSRA advocacy proposals ‘add bureaucracy’
Criminal defence practitioners question regulator's involvement.
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NewsFlight delay solicitors sold ATE insurance through broker they owned
Tribunal fines directors of FairPlane a total of £55,000 after finding they allowed a conflict of interest.
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NewsAviva demands PI solicitors be forced to disclose claim source
Insurer says too many solicitors are getting round the referral fee ban due in part to a lack of transparency.
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NewsTribunal workload slashed as SRA fails to take up sitting days
Hearing caseload expected to fall despite rise in sexual misconduct prosecutions.
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NewsNews focus: Compliance officer conference highlights regulatory burden
The Solicitors Regulation Authority briefs law firms’ compliance officers about how to comply with the latest regulations on topics ranging from cybercrime to sexual harassment.
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NewsSRA chief: No let-up in prosecutions for sexual misconduct
Paul Philip says prosecutions could continue even if criminal charges have not been brought.
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NewsSRA plots transparency sweep as hundreds of firms flout new rules
Just 25% of practices have been found to comply with rules around publication of price and service.
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NewsLord Keen QC in breach of core duty - but cleared of misconduct
Justice spokesman in the House of Lords faced bar disciplinary tribunal over 2017 conviction.
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NewsSerious misconduct is not always a banning offence, High Court rules
SRA fails to persuade judges to increase suspension penalty imposed on solicitor lacking in integrity.
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NewsA third of in-house lawyers placed in difficult moral positions, study finds
Nearly half of those surveyed had been asked to advise on action which was ethically debatable.
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NewsFake law firm boss disqualified for a second time
Tashia Joseph claimed to have no idea what company was doing or how many staff were employed.
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NewsCapsticks' baby death inquiry failings ‘clearly unsatisfactory’, finds review
Report finds mistakes were made with the process and speed with which national firm completed investigation.
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OpinionSolicitors and drink driving - the need for a consistent and fair approach
The public understands errors. We are not expected to be paragons of virtue.
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NewsTime to embrace blockchain, super-regulator tells legal sector
Encryption tools could radically simplify common legal tasks such as identity verification and contract fulfilment.