All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 90
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Solicitor fined after lending vulnerable client £27k at 60% interest
Richard Barca tells tribunal he was trying to help client who faced losing her home and livelihood.
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NewsNew firm taps soaring demand from lawyers for advice on regulatory maze
Bennett Briegal says instructions from lawyers have increased as rules become more complex.
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NewsLawyers drawing up NDAs could be breaking the law, MPs told
Academic tells select committee that some solicitors ‘out of kilter’ with professional duties.
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NewsJunior lawyers demand review of approval process amid SQE row
Legal Services Act should make room for an appeal process, says Junior Lawyers Division.
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NewsICAEW loses appeal to regulate all legal services
Accountancy body cannot convince High Court judges to overturn Lord Chancellor’s decision.
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News'Unethical' use of NDAs prompts consultation on laws to protect victims
Minister warns that confidentiality clauses being used to intimidate victims and conceal harassment and discrimination
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NewsLawyers warned over potentially negligent GDPR advice
Legal compliance expert says that firms may need to take action over potential breaches of data protection rules.
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NewsLSB gives green light to bar training reforms
Memorandum of Understanding between Bar Standards Board and Inns of Court set to be agreed.
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OpinionMind your language
Criticism of the Legal Services Board stems from its poorly worded objectives.
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NewsLSB refuses to publish private talks with SRA over Leigh Day
Regulatory bodies met six times to discuss case, but public interest does not require notes to be disclosed.
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NewsSRA promises to publish disciplinary study
Report will bring together data about cases the regulator has prosecuted, incoming chair reveals.
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News‘Lax’ LSB failed consumers by sanctioning deregulation
Law Society rules out JR of decision to approve Handbook reforms, but lambasts super-regulator for ducking its responsibilities.
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NewsSolicitor rebuked for 'inbreeding' quip during meeting
Mark Greenburgh found in breach of SRA principle to maintain public trust in legal services.
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NewsAppeal upholds compliance officer curb on 'sloppy' solicitor
Anthony Gale fails to persuade High Court that restrictions were disproportionate and unnecessary..
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NewsRegulator to 'sweep' 500 websites to monitor price compliance
Firms told they cannot simply refuse to comply with new fees transparency rules.
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Super-regulator chief to step down
Neil Buckley to depart the LSB for non-executive portfolio career.
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NewsPrice transparency: bar approves two-tier regime
Traditionally instructed barristers and chambers will escape requirement to publish price lists.
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NewsImproving ombudsman edges closer to time targets
New case management system appears to be working, complaints handler reports.
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NewsFirm's finance boss who ‘sought to remedy’ account errors is banned
Nicholas Groves was a former finance manager at the Southampton office of Eric Robinson Solicitors.