All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 14
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OpinionAI futures: Guardrails will facilitate trust and adoption
A 'laissez faire' approach to regulation won’t instil the trust needed for widespread adoption.
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NewsLaw Society issues guidance on SRA fining powers
Chancery Lane 'seriously concerned about the SRA acting as investigator, prosecutor and judge'.
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OpinionA need-to-know guide to new EU legislation
Remarkably little is written about this new legislation, though it continues generally to affect us.
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FeatureA matter of trust
In the second of two features on AI adoption, Joanna Goodman looks at the evolution of the technology’s regulation, as the legal sector learns how and when to trust it.
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NewsMPs call for review of super-regulator
Legal Services Act 2007 'does not appear to provide a stable long-term framework', justice committee reports.
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NewsSRA can’t tell us whom to represent, says regulatory specialist
Kingsley Napley’s Iain Miller says lawyers are entitled to advance claims that may not succeed.
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NewsSRA brings forward plans to extend its reach over CILEX members
CILEX paralegals and students were not part of the Solicitors Regulation Authority's initial takeover plan.
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NewsAML crackdown: SRA reveals more fines
Firms in the east Midlands and south east sanctioned by the solicitors regulator.
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NewsFirm led by fashion designer shut down by the SRA
Regulator says there was reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of firm’s owner.
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NewsSolicitor struck off over ‘misleading’ time records
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal said the lawyer was ‘dishonest by the standards of ordinary decent people’.
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NewsSolicitor suspended for drunken behaviour at Christmas party
Male practitioner approached colleague as she was leaving and asked to sleep with her.
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OpinionConsumer-facing legal AI needs regulation now
Products like ChatGPT can appear an attractive and credible 'front door' to the justice system - until they get it wrong.
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NewsFirm fined £20,000 for inadvertently aiding conveyancing fraud
SRA accepted conduct was not reckless and that the £111,000 paid out had been remedied.
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OpinionSRA’s crippling money laundering crackdown feels harsh
The profession can’t be seen to overlook money laundering breaches, but is this the right way?
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NewsSRA seized closed firm’s cash to cover its costs
Liquidators considered legal action against Solicitors Regulation Authority but decided it was too expensive.
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NewsSDT dismisses case against Dentons as SRA left with massive costs bill
All allegations are found not proved following a six-day hearing over ‘insufficient checks’ on former client.
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NewsSRA investigating why SSB clients are facing huge legal bills
Regulator looking at wider issues around insurance protection for no win no fee claimants.
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NewsEmployer acting improperly? SRA publishes in-house guidance
Reporting concerns about wrongdoing and handling internal investigations covered in draft resources.
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