All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 108
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NewsSolicitor referred to tribunal over Euro Parliament funds
Solicitors Regulation Authority says allegations against Christopher Charles Edward Hayes are unproven.
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NewsPII deadline looms for firms covered by Enterprise Insurance
Solicitors Regulation Authority says two-thirds of firms have found alternative cover.
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OpinionWe are one profession
Foreign firms competing with world-class City practices will be delighted the LSB is seeking to degrade our quality mark.
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NewsConveyancing clerk banned from profession over fake client emails
Non-solicitor Graham Borley ordered to pay £7,500 financial penalty because of employer's ABS status.
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NewsDon't meddle without evidence, Society warns competition watchdog
Chancery Lane supports call for more pricing transparency – but says it should be delivered by the market.
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News‘Shared cultural norms’ harming competition, says super-regulator
Legal Services Board backs competition watchdog’s call for price transparency and consumer choice.
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NewsPractice curbs slapped on former Blavo & Co directors
London-headquartered firm was shut down by the regulator last year.
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NewsFirms not signposting complaints rights, says LeO
Analysis of complaints reveals four out of five found the Legal Ombudsman without any help from their solicitor.
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NewsFamily practice shut down following fraud conviction
Regulator intervenes into practice of Dianna Lee, also known as Dianna Gerald, Donna Gerald, Diana Gerhold and Diane Glackin.
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NewsNothing inherently riskier about ABS, says super regulator
Legal Services Board keen on government proposals for deregulation of alternative business structures.
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OpinionTouting situation is deteriorating
The SRA is dangerously proposing to water down public protection from touting.
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NewsComplaints about one rogue chambers plague BSB
Unnamed chambers also accounted for 77% of the 46 referrals from the Legal Ombudsman.
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OpinionA UK centre for legal innovation?
The American Bar Association’s final report on the future of legal services raises some questions for us too.
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NewsFake universities ‘likely to have offered law degrees’
Of 62 bogus learning institutions identified, 25 based overseas claiming to be UK universities have been closed down.
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NewsSociety gives qualified backing to ABS reforms
Traditional firms and ABSs must operate on level playing field, says Chancery Lane.
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NewsBar ‘entities’ flop – so fees under review
Bar Standards Board expected 400 applications from lawyers hoping to incorporate into single-person ‘entities’. There were just 46.
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NewsFifty law firms face race against time to stay in business
Practices insured by unrated outfit Enterprise have less than three weeks to find alternative indemnity cover.
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NewsPolice station reps banned over convictions
Non-solicitors Derek Martin Parker and John Bull were authorised by the Legal Aid Agency.
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NewsPI claims sector shrinks as income drops by a third
Regulator’s annual report shows number of claims management companies halving in five years.
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NewsSRA raises concerns over solicitors’ independence
Risk outlook highlights fear that firms in PI and corporate sectors may be compromising their integrity.