All articles by Robert Bourns
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OpinionGetting on with the job
The Law Society’s new Board will build on excellent work to promote and support the profession.
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OpinionUK must not self-harm
The Law Society is ready to play its part in securing the best possible Brexit deal.
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OpinionShaping up to help members
How the Law Society is adapting its governance to a changing environment.
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OpinionNew super-exam must not disadvantage any entrant
The Law Society backs centralised assessment for aspiring solicitors, says president Robert Bourns, but the regulator’s proposals need more work.
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Opinion
Tailor-made
As president, I know from member feedback that practice notes are among the most highly valued things the Law Society does. We harness the expertise of the best in the profession through our committees of volunteers and we share this knowledge with everyone to support good practice.
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OpinionChanging course on the SQE
Encouraging people from diverse backgrounds to become solicitors has long been a priority for the Law Society.
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OpinionWorking for you
I want your Law Society to be in the best position to promote and support members
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OpinionSolicitors standing up for justice
Our justice system is verging on crisis. Solicitors must unite.
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OpinionCompetitive advantage
Core witness-handling skills will be tested in new affordable advocacy training.
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Feature
Law Society governance review: next steps
An update from president Robert Bourns on progress so far.
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FeatureSQE: our regulator has listened
There is much to be welcomed in the SRA’s second consultation on reforms to the qualification process.
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OpinionStanding up to attacks on LPP
The Law Society will continue to vigorously counter a range of threats to legal professional privilege.
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OpinionJudicial diversity: solicitors are the key
We must help to give solicitors a ‘line of sight’ to a judicial appointment from the start of their career.
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Opinion‘Two-tier’ legal profession danger
Changes to the SRA Handbook would dilute client protections.
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FeatureLaw Society Governance Review
Chancery Lane is keen to hear the views of members on how the Law Society should be governed.
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News
Regulators’ approach to failures
We live in a free market economy. The Legal Services Act 2007 brings changed market forces to the legal services market and the Legal Services Board has a regulatory objective to encourage competition. Apparently well-capitalised new entrants or investors in existing ...
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Help is at hand
Returning after a short period away from the office, I found the inbox filled with invitations to attend courses and join subscription groups offering support to compliance officers for legal practice (COLPs). Timely and worthwhile, no doubt.
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Integrity in practice
Discussion continues on the meaning of outcomes-focused regulation, the implementation of the now not-so-new Handbook and the attitude of the SRA to its enforcement. Much of this concerns the retrospective justification of procedures and, in the context of entity-based regulation, whether a breach that is not ...