Disclosure of information by OLC and LSB...
Posted by admin in Consultations on 01 25th, 2010 | Comments Off
MOJ Consultation Consultation closes 21 April 2010 This consultation concerns the disclosure of information by the Office for Legal Complaints and the Legal Services Board to other regulators. As new bodies within the market for legal services regulation, it will be important that the Office for Legal...
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Advocacy standards...
Posted by admin in Consultations on 01 25th, 2010 | Comments Off
Joint SRA, BSB & ILEXPS Consultation Consultation closes 1 April 2010 This is a joint consultation being undertaken by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, ILEX Professional Standards and the Bar Standards Board. As primary regulators of legal advocacy, they each want to develop and quality assure...
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SRA launches regulation transformation s...
Posted by admin in News Items on 01 25th, 2010 | Comments Off
25 January The SRA has launched a strategy which sets out how it is to transform the regulation of solicitors and firms over the next two years. The strategy is set out in a paper entitled Achieving the right outcomes sets out the SRA’s intention to work with the profession and how it will focus...
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Law Society Issues New Guidance Notes...
Posted by admin in News Items on 01 22nd, 2010 | Comments Off
22 January 2010 The Law Society have this week published two revised, and one new, practices notes. The Client Care and the Complaints Management practice notes have both been revised to reflect changes in rule 2 of the Code of Conduct (see item SRA announces changes to rule 2), which come into force...
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Achieving the right outcomes...
Posted by admin in Consultations on 01 21st, 2010 | Comments Off
SRA Consultation Consultation closes 6 March 2010 This consultation looks at how the SRA intends to transform the regulation of solicitors and the organisations in which they work. The SRA plans to move towards outcomes-focused regulation in 2011, meaning that its work will concentrate more on the quality...
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Conflict and confidentiality: Second con...
Posted by admin in Consultations on 01 21st, 2010 | Comments Off
SRA Consultation Consultation closes 12 February 2010 This is a second consultation paper from the Solicitors Regulation Authority on amendments to rule 3 (conflict of interest) and rule 4 (duties of confidentiality and disclosure) of the Solicitors’ Code of Conduct 2007. It follows on from an...
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Links...
Posted by admin in Links on 01 19th, 2010 | Comments Off
Delia Venables Delia Venables provides information on legal resources online in the UK and Ireland, including free case law resources, an extensive A to Z of legal sites and resources by topic, sources of legal current awareness, comprehensive lists of solicitors and barristers with links to their web...
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SRA announces changes to rule 2...
Posted by admin in News Items on 01 19th, 2010 | Comments Off
12 January 2010 The Solicitors Regulation Authority has revealed the changes which it is to make to rule 2.05 of the Solicitors’ Code of Conduct 2007. The changes, which are due to come into force on 1 March 2010, are to reflect the repeal of the Solicitors’ (Non-Contentious Business) Remuneration...
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LDG LegalBulletin – Issue No. 1...
Posted by admin in Bulletins, Uncategorized on 01 18th, 2010 | Comments Off
19 January 2010 SRA announces changes to rule 2 The Solicitors Regulation Authority has revealed the changes which it is to make to rule 2.05 of the Solicitors’ Code of Conduct 2007. The changes, which are due to come into force on 1 March 2010, are to reflect the repeal of the Solicitors’...
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