All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 128
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NewsCity lawyers’ horror at ‘interminable’ training review
‘Please let this exhausted dog sleep’ – City of London Law Society.
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NewsBarrister disbarred for practising without valid PC
Jonathan Oultram practised as a barrister from March 2013 to January 2014 despite not being properly authorised to do so.
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NewsSRA taken to task over perceived City bias
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal said it had been placed in ‘a most unsatisfactory position’ by the regulator.
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NewsSRA apologises for trainee ‘confusion’
Regulator had released figures suggesting a sharp increase in the number of trainee solicitors.
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FeatureCompliance: blame game
Lawyers and other compliance managers are being stretched as government agencies outsource responsibility for policing corporate impropriety.
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NewsLSB rubber-stamps abolition of mandatory CPD
Hours-based requirement for continuing education will be phased out from 1 April.
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NewsAlarm at plan to relax separate business rule
Law Society warns SRA proposals will increase number of unregulated firms to the detriment of consumers.
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NewsIntervention papers may be destroyed, court rules
High Court decision clears way for immediate destruction of 1.5 million seized files.
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NewsTackle ‘credibility vacuum’, regulator told
The Law Society says the SRA should offer more advisory support as a precursor to enforcement.
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News‘Fake firm’ probe: no decisions, SRA admits
Last week City of London Police said there was not sufficient evidence to bring criminal charges against payday lender Wonga.
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NewsLaw Society: give accountants more guidance on breaches
Chancery Lane responds to consultation on issues that would require accounts to be sent to the regulator.
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NewsCleaner banned from working in law firms
Solicitors Regulation Authority issued ‘control of non-qualified staff (section 43)’ decision.
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NewsSRA urged not to relinquish insolvency regulation
The Law Society says most solicitor IPs do not want to be regulated by an accountancy regulator.
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NewsSociety puts trainee minimum salary back on agenda
Junior Lawyers Division working with Chancery Lane to establish recommended minimum wage as part of four key focus areas in 2015.
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FeatureCompetence and assessment
Flexibility in how professional standards are met should be the cornerstone of training.
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NewsSolicitor felt ‘comforted’ over tax rules by SRA visit
Solicitor fined £2,000 after failing to inform lenders of buyers’ tax avoidance schemes.
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NewsLaw Society voices ‘dual regulation’ fears
Yesterday’s postponement of changes to the regulation of consumer credit offers no guarantees, Chancery Lane stresses.