All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 75
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NewsSolicitors in conflict of interest case ordered to pay £70k
Eric Christopher Evans and David Alan Whiteley admitted to selling the freehold of four sites despite having financial interests in the transaction.
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News‘Depressing’ super-exam reports fail the test, say law teachers
Reports on SQE1 pilots ’raise more questions than they answer’, says the Association of Law Teachers.
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NewsExclusive: SRA has £21.3m black hole in unrecovered costs
Regulator urged to rethink its prosecution policy and find a more proportionate alternative.
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NewsSRA adds more detail to transparency drive
Board paper explains how regulator will provide 'accessible, meaningful and contextualised' information.
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NewsPI solicitor cleared of misconduct over handling of claim
Defendant solicitors had reported Sohail Ghani to the SRA, but the tribunal found allegations unproven.
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NewsOnly 36% of SRA technology challenge money will go to winners
Admin costs, legal and marketing - plus £300,000 for partner body - soak up majority of government funding.
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NewsBarrister who brandished knife at police fined £500 by BSB
Jane Charlton pleaded guilty to four charges of common assault in 2016 after threatening police with a 'large kitchen knife'.
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NewsSRA tech challenge ‘updates’ its terms - but keeps rights claim
Regulator reserves rights to exploit the winning idea if the entrant fails to within five years.
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NewsClients drift to online services - but still crave personal touch
Legal service users still most likely to speak to providers about price, rather than seek information online.
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NewsFinal box ticked on civil standard of proof for accused solicitors
'Balance of probabilities' will come into force in solicitor tribunals in November following super regulator's approval.
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FeatureBalancing act
No one talks about ‘light touch’ regulation in financial services these days. But is the FCA struggling to find the right balance between intervention and fostering innovation? Grania Langdon-Down reports
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NewsSolicitor acted in court for 12 years without being formally qualified
Akindele Ogun sued the SRA after it banned him from exercising higher rights of audience.
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NewsLSB seeks to settle independence issue with revised rules
Final internal governance rules are published following period of consultation.
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NewsCalifornia poised for long-awaited embrace of non-lawyers
California would be the biggest US state to relax restrictions and liberalise the market.
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News‘Overworked’ solicitor fined for claiming duplicate cab expenses
London lawyer said his own administration system ‘fell into disarray’.
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NewsLegal watchdog frustrated by inaction on complaints data
Consumer panel says SRA and Legal Ombudsman have made positive changes, but there is more to do.
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NewsEx-Kingsley Napley partner fined over £1.5m estate payments
Former head of private client department found to have made mistakes in handling of administration.
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NewsFormer solicitor loses strike-off appeal over delayed counsel fees
Tribunal decision to bar Midlands sole practitioner for dishonesty is upheld in the High Court.
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NewsOnline courts won’t take off without compulsion, report for LSB claims
Super regulator creates 'new resource of information and advice for legal services regulators' to deal with lawtech.
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NewsComplaint numbers up - but solicitors better than ever at resolving them
New SRA aggregated data shows firms are excelling at ensuring complaints stay in-house.