SRA publishes proposals on how regulatio...
Posted by admin in News Items on 12 23rd, 2009 | Comments Off
10 December 2009 The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published detailed proposals for a new structure for paying for the regulation of solicitors. The consultation paper sets out the preferred model for sharing the costs of regulation, following responses to an initial paper published by the...
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Moving toward a fairer fee policy –...
Posted by admin in Consultations on 12 23rd, 2009 | Comments Off
SRA Consultation Consultation closes 22 January 2010 This is the second discussion paper from the Solicitors Regulation Authority on the preferred model for sharing costs of regulation and was issued on 7 December. The way in which the cost of regulation is currently allocated among the profession through...
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Legal Services Commission Best Value Ten...
Posted by admin in News Items on 12 17th, 2009 | Comments Off
17 December 2009 The Ministry of Justice has revealed that Justice Ministers will be inviting the Legal Services Commission not to proceed with its planned pilots for Best Value Tendering. Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, and Lord Bach, the Legal Aid Minister, have listened carefully to the representations...
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New ombudsman scheme for legal complaint...
Posted by admin in News Items on 12 11th, 2009 | No Comments
The Office for Legal Complaints, the body that will be responsible for all complaints about legal services, has announced further moves to set up a new ombudsman scheme to investigate and resolve complaints by consumers of legal services. Justice Minister Bridget Prentice said: ‘It is essential that...
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SRA announces appointment of external ad...
Posted by admin in News Items on 12 10th, 2009 | No Comments
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has confirmed the appointments of a panel of 23 external adjudicators. The Adjudicators, who make a range of regulatory decisions such as whether to intervene in a firm, reprimand a solicitor or refer a solicitor to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal a part of a...
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Law Society warning over legal aid cuts...
Posted by admin in News Items on 12 10th, 2009 | No Comments
Plans by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, to slash £360 million from the legal aid system will push the criminal justice system to breaking point warns the Law Society. The Pre Budget report revealed that the Chancellor intends making “savings in the Criminal Justice System by...
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SRA intervention costs likely to rise...
Posted by admin in News Items on 12 9th, 2009 | Comments Off
An article in the Law Society’s Gazette of 3 December 2009 reveals that the SRA is anticipating a considerable rise not only in the number of interventions, but in the cost to the profession of those interventions. According to figures released by the SRA, the increase in the number of interventions...
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Consultation on new Core Quality Standar...
Posted by admin in Consultations on 12 3rd, 2009 | Comments Off
The Crown Prosecution Service has issued a consultation on the Core Quality Standards document and is seeking a wide range of views. It will be a key document for the CPS and will sit alongside the Code for Crown Prosecutors and the Statement of Ethical Principles. It will set out, for the first time...
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Alternative business structures: approac...
Posted by admin in Consultations on 12 3rd, 2009 | Comments Off
Legal Services Board Consultation Consultation closes 19 February 2010 The Legal Services Board (LSB) wishes to introduce Alternative Business Structures (ABS) but does not want to regulate them directly, preferring instead to have competent “licensing authorities” that directly license ABS. This...
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Very High Cost (Crime) Cases 2010...
Posted by admin in Consultations on 12 3rd, 2009 | Comments Off
LSC Consultation Consultation closes 26 January 2010 The current VHCC scheme is due to expire on 13 July 2010. The proposals set out in the previous consultation paper were not acceptable to the profession. This consultation sets out possible options for a replacement scheme. The consultation paper...
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