Chapter 4 – Confidentiality and di...
Posted by admin in Outcomes-focused regulation on 06 30th, 2010 | Comments Off
The provisions relating to confidentiality and disclosure are substantially more straightforward than the provisions contained in rule 4 of the SCC – especially in relation to the use of safeguards when acting for clients with similar interests etc. You need to be logged in to see this part of the...
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MSPs back independence of legal professi...
Posted by admin in News Items on 06 30th, 2010 | Comments Off
30 June 2010 Justice Committee MSPs backed government commitment to secure solicitors’ independence by dropping proposals to allow ministers to set the criteria for non-lawyer membership of the Law Society of Scotland’s Council. MSPs agreed during a debate on the Legal Services (Scotland) Bill that...
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Chapter 5 – Your client and the co...
Posted by admin in Outcomes-focused regulation on 06 29th, 2010 | Comments Off
Chapter 5 of the SRA Code of Conduct (SRACoC) deals with a solicitors duties to the client and the court and applies principally where the solicitor is acting as an advocate. As such it deals with the kind of issues dealt with currently under Rule 11 (Litigation and advocacy) of the Solicitors Code...
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SRA agrees new fees...
Posted by admin in News Items on 06 28th, 2010 | Comments Off
28 June 2010 The SRA Board has reviewed and agreed in principle the policy and draft fee determinations for the new approach to practising fees, which come into force for this year’s renewal cycle. The new fees – which are subject to final decisions by the SRA Board and the Law Society Council...
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Longer detention for Scots suspects...
Posted by admin in News Items on 06 28th, 2010 | Comments Off
28 June 2010 The law in Scotland could soon be changed allowing suspects to be detained for up to 24 hours for police questioning without being charged. The change, which would bring the law in line with that in England and Wales, would replace the current 6 hours, and is designed to reflect the practicalities...
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Legal Ombudsman announces start date...
Posted by admin in News Items on 06 28th, 2010 | Comments Off
28 June 2010 The Legal Ombudsman service has announced that it will begin work on 6 October 2010. The new service – which is the public face of the Office for Legal Complaints – will replace bodies such as the Legal Complaints Service (which has dealt with complaints since the splitting up...
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Chapter 6 – Your client and introd...
Posted by admin in Outcomes-focused regulation on 06 27th, 2010 | Comments Off
Chapter 6 of the SRA’s draft Code of Conduct (SRACoC) deals principally with a small part of those issues currently found in rule 9 (Referrals of business) of the Solicitors’ Code of Conduct 2007 (SCC), specifically dealing with the situation where a solicitor refers a client to a third party...
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Government proposes fundamental look at ...
Posted by admin in News Items on 06 23rd, 2010 | Comments Off
23 June 2010 The government today announced a fundamental look at the legal aid system, designed to create a stable and sustainable system providing access to justice for those who need it most. This reflects the aim of creating a more efficient legal aid system as set out in the Government document...
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Ministers propose court closures...
Posted by admin in News Items on 06 23rd, 2010 | Comments Off
23 June 2010 Consultations published today by the Ministry of Justice contain proposals for the closure of 103 magistrates’ courts and 54 county courts which, it says, are underused and inadequate. The plans, which are part of proposals to modernise and improve the use of courts in England and...
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Scots welcome will writer regulation...
Posted by admin in News Items on 06 23rd, 2010 | Comments Off
22 June 2010 The Law Society of Scotland has welcomed the Justice Committee’s decision to protect Scottish consumers and regulate non-lawyer will writers in Scotland under the Legal Services (Scotland) Bill. The amendments to the Bill will boost consumer protections by giving those who seek advice...
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