All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 13
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NewsLong hours culture 'contributing to equality, diversity and inclusion failure'
Legal Services Board suggests regulators may need to become more active in tackling systemic barriers.
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NewsSRA shuts down two Liverpool claims firms on the same day
Managers of Langtons and BPS Solicitors also subject to intervention.
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NewsSolicitor suspended one month after losing counterclaim
Corporate transaction specialist and two of her related firms subject to SRA intervention.
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NewsUS firm ‘disappointed’ over SRA’s money laundering compliance charges
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett says no money laundering occurred and no harm was done to any client.
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NewsVaccine campaign solicitor denied chance to call experts at SDT
Tribunal urges parties to focus on whether legal letters constituted misconduct.
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NewsParalegal barred for dishonesty in job application
SRA finds that law graduate did not disclose fundamental dishonesty finding in personal injury claim.
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NewsTop media lawyer to face charges of 'improper' threat of litigation
Christopher Hutchings rejects SRA’s charge ’in the strongest terms’ and says tribunal case will be 'robustly defended'.
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OpinionWhat in-house needs from reform of legal regulation
More support for good in-house lawyers – and further to fall for ‘bad’ ones.
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NewsNational firm hit with £22k fine for AML breaches
Firm caused no harm but is penalised with 2.4% of its annual turnover.
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NewsCollapsed SSB's assets won't even cover administration
Creditors left tens of millions out of pocket as agreement reached on extra funds to handle windup of collapsed Sheffield law firm.
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NewsBar tribunal refuses to hear objections to anonymity application
Well-known member of the bar facing allegations of sexual misconduct cannot be named.
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NewsFirm owner mistakenly diverted £10,000 to office account
SRA fines owner of Cheltenham firm who showed ‘reckless disregard’ for his obligations.
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NewsSilence from the LSB as Axiom Ince report still unpublished
Report into the SRA’s handling of failed firm has been written - but remains under wraps.
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NewsCAT president reprimanded over 'love letter'
Sanction imposed on Mr Justice Marcus Smith is most serious short of removal from office.
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NewsSolicitor named in Mail’s immigration sting to face SDT
London practitioner alleged to have advised asylum client to give false story.
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NewsCity watchdog inviting bids for £20m worth of legal advice
Financial Conduct Authority panel work could double in value from next year.
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NewsLondon firm fined 2% of turnover for anti-money laundering failures
Sanction was mitigated by the fact that breaches were unintentional and had been remedied, SRA says.
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NewsRebuke for solicitor whose firm lacked accounts system
Sole practitioner took action to remedy omissions but only after forensic inspection.
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NewsComplaints surge prompts SRA probe into solicitors’ competence
Family, and landlord and tenant law will be focus of thematic review.
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NewsMidlands firm fined £46,000 for AML shortcomings
Financial penalty set at 1.6% of income despite no evidence of harm to clients or third parties.