All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 15
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NewsSolicitor cannot claim victimisation for firm’s report to SRA
Employment tribunal rules that firm’s report to regulator was privileged and immune from legal action.
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NewsHigh profile solicitor to quit UK after SRA fine
Legal commentator Kerry Underwood hits out at ‘frankly oppressive’ AML regime after agreeing to pay financial penalty.
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NewsKershaw conundrum
LSB chair Alan Kershaw, who still had more than half of his four-year term to serve, steps down with immediate effect.
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OpinionCompulsory ethics training may help to fix the problem
The ethical crisis in the legal profession may be overstated - but that doesn’t mean we can ignore it.
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NewsIn depth: Litigation funding - does the cap fit?
As the Civil Justice Council completes its review of litigation funding, the Law Society’s preference for self-regulation is at odds with the clamour elsewhere for statutory oversight and caps on returns
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OpinionEssential Q&A guidance for all compliance officers
Paul Bennett reviews 'Conflicts, Confidentiality and Disclosure: Requirements, Risks and Remedies' by Tracey Calver.
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NewsSRA under fire for ignoring ‘legal intimidation’ tactics
Lloyd Hatton MP and lawyer campaigner Dan Neidle speak out against law firms being used as 'hired guns'.
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NewsBarrister suspended over Christmas party behaviour
Touching a colleague and 'unwanted comments' amounted to harassment, tribunal finds.
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NewsCity lawyers attack SRA's 'instinct to overregulate'
City of London Law Society says there is no realistic alternative to firms holding client money.
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NewsNew calls for litigation funding regulation as CJC deadline passes
In most instances, third party litigation funding cases are of more financial benefit to the funder than the claimant, says LSB.
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NewsFee earner caught falsifying emails banned by SRA
Staff member said she was under pressure when she backdated emails purportedly sent to clients.
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OpinionBattle royal for our crown jewels
The UK is in an unfortunate position: large AI models, whose training the government is seeking to regulate, are predominantly US-developed and owned.
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NewsLSB chair leaves with immediate effect
Alan Kershaw thanked for his work in ‘sharpening expectations’ of frontline regulators.
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NewsSRA bars former law firm boss over client money transfers
Jarmans Solicitors was well known locally in Kent, but the business has since dissolved.
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FeatureDecisions and interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
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NewsSRA ready to move on SSB prosecutions
Regulator issues disciplinary notices following investigation into cavity wall claims handling.
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NewsWatchdog has 'no confidence' client money is being protected
Legal Services Consumer Panel pushes for mandatory third-party managed accounts to hold client money.
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OpinionPaul 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.
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NewsLSB calls for mandatory regulation of litigation funding
Super-regulator concerned about conduct that 'puts short-term financial gain above clients' interests and duty to the court'.