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Gregory Treverton-Jones KC
OpinionHuge fines show SRA is misusing its powers
The regulator has radically increased its powers since its creation in 2007, with no corresponding increase in accountability.
OpinionDoing the right thing in corporate investigations
A Guide to Conducting Internal Investigations | Jake McQuitty
OpinionEssential resource for in-house solicitors
Regulation and In-House Lawyers: A Compliance Guide (2nd edition)
OpinionRaising the bar on disciplinary proceedings
Beaumont on Barristers – A Guide to Defending Disciplinary Proceedings by Marc Beaumont.
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Obituary: Andrew Hopper QC, co-author, The Solicitor's Handbook
Andrew Hopper, who died at home in South Wales on 25 July, was, without question, the country’s foremost solicitor in the field of the regulation of legal professionals.
FeatureDiscliplinary proceedings: Defining dishonesty
Ivey v Genting Casinos – why the new test of dishonesty will make no difference to the outcome of disciplinary proceedings.
OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Professional Conduct Casebook (Second Edition)
A successor to an already-essential casebook became increasingly necessary.
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Referral fees – a true picture
A recent Gazette article titled Referral guidance made a number of surprising claims. We felt they should not pass unchallenged, as they will undoubtedly have caused concern to some practising solicitors who are seeking to come to terms with the referral fee ban now that it is in place.
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Entity regulation - solicitors beware!
Amid all the publicity surrounding the introduction of alternative business structures and outcomes-focused regulation, a third part of the revolution in the regulation of legal services has attracted little comment - the move to entity regulation. Yet it is at least as important as either of the other two, and ...
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BOOK REVIEW The Solicitor's Handbook 2012
Author: Andrew Hopper QC and Gregory Treverton-Jones QC
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Time for the SRA to rethink its policy of indiscriminate publication
In October 2009, the Gazette carried an article by me (tinyurl.com/63k79bj) in which I criticised the general policy of the Solicitors Regulation Authority to publish on its website the details of forthcoming disciplinary cases in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.