LSB chair leaves with immediate effect
Alan Kershaw thanked for his work in ‘sharpening expectations’ of frontline regulators.
SRA bars former law firm boss over client money transfers
Jarmans Solicitors was well known in Sittingbourne, Kent, but the business has since dissolved.
SRA ready to move on SSB prosecutions
Regulator issues disciplinary notices following investigation into cavity wall claims handling.
Watchdog has 'no confidence' client money is being protected
Legal Services Consumer Panel pushes for mandatory third-party managed accounts to hold client money.
Decisions and interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
SRA regime is broken – here’s how to mend it
The arrogant and power-hungry Solicitors Regulation Authority is out of control and must be reformed. Curbing its fining powers would be start.
Beware the rising tide of environmental and human rights litigation
Companies face complex challenges as ESG-related legislation and regulation becomes an ever-increasing focus for governments and regulators across the globe.
Body slam
Law Society’s withering response to the SRA’s client money consultation not only crosses the Rubicon, but burns the bridge as it proceeds.
Paul Philip transformed the SRA, but will he leave it weaker?
The long-serving chief executive oversaw mission creep and radical change, but Axiom and SSB have done for him.
Deregulation is on its way
Widespread introduction of compliance rules is now seen as too burdensome or, in the case of the US, too woke. The pendulum is swinging the other way, for good or ill.
Geek's guide to compliance is essential reading
Paul Bennet reviews 'SRA Investigations (1st edition)'.
