All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 36
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NewsLegal bodies unhappy with LeO’s 10% budget rise
Law Society and licensed conveyancers regulator continue to have reservations about ombudsman's performance.
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NewsSRA intervenes to shut down Metamorph firms
Staff informed that intervention was imminent before agents visited offices across England.
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FeatureUnlimited SRA fines on the horizon
The government is on a path to introduce legislation that will enable the Solicitors Regulation Authority to take greater action against the ‘facilitators’ of money laundering; law firms will soon need to brace themselves for unlimited fines from the SRA for ‘economic crimes’. Julie Norris In the ...
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NewsBar asks government to review LSB in 'over-reach' row
Bar Council says oversight regulator should not attempt to act as a regulator of all legal services.
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NewsBarrister disbarred for lying about Sandhurst commission
Practitioner made untrue statements in his application for pupillage form and CV.
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NewsBig Five law societies fight SRA's SIF plan
Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester societies express ‘deep concern’ that regulator failed to consult on other options.
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OpinionLetters roundup: 9 December 2022
Struck off after 60 years and an inclusivity illusion: your letters to the editor.
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NewsSRA seeks restraint order on struck-off solicitor
Order would ‘prevent any litigation against the SRA as a body, its officers, representatives and employees’.
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OpinionThe SRA and whistleblowing
The regulator has long encouraged whistleblowing. Now it wants to be recognised as an official body to which a whistleblowing disclosure can be made.
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NewsIncompetent solicitor a 'serious and continuing' risk to the public
SDT bans solicitor after he failed to take appropriate action to stop a property fraud.
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NewsSRA wants statutory designation to encourage reporting of SLAPPs
Regulator reveals that it is investigating 29 cases brought by 17 firms.
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NewsLSB to seek a budget rise of 9% next year
Solicitors to pay an extra £2.11 a year to fund new projects for the oversight regulator.
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NewsSolicitor jailed for 12 years after private prosecution for fraud
Crown Prosecution Service failed to act despite direction by a High Court judge.
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NewsSRA gets £120,000 grant for work on IT-enabled dispute resolution
Project will 'support people in resolving their legal issues without having to use the courts'.
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News£5k fine for sole principal with 'massive holes' in accounts knowledge
Client account shortage reached £40,000 within first two years of firm operating.
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NewsExciting opportunities for the SDT
Latest word is the tribunal is looking to relocate within London.
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OpinionTurns out the power-hungry SRA couldn’t be trusted
Regulator had no system in place for reporting larger fines. Yet it went ahead anyway.
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NewsClient ID checks are not enough, SRA says in new sanctions guide
SRA updates guidance on what it expects from firms amid ongoing concerns about firms indirectly helping Russian regime.