LSB announces proposal for referral arra...
Posted by admin in News Items on 09 30th, 2010 | Comments Off
30 September 2010 The Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced proposals to improve the regulation of referral fees and arrangements. The proposals, which are subject to a 12 week consultation, will inform a final decision paper to be released in the second quarter of 2011 and are the culmination of...
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Society launches PII help scheme...
Posted by admin in News Items on 09 29th, 2010 | Comments Off
29 September 2010 The Law Society has launched a new scheme to assist law firms who are experiencing difficulty securing professional indemnity insurance ( PII ) renewal terms. The SafetyNet scheme will provide assistance to ‘distressed’ firms, or firms seeking to avoid entering the assigned...
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SRA announce rule changes...
Posted by admin in News Items on 09 29th, 2010 | Comments Off
29 September 2010 In readiness for the changeover from the Legal Complaints Service to the Legal Ombudsman on 6 October 2010, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have announced: amendments to rule 2.05 (complaints handling) and rule 20 (rights and obligations of practice) of the Solicitors’...
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The Institute of Legal Cashiers and Admi...
Posted by admin in News Items on 09 3rd, 2010 | Comments Off
03 September 2010 The Institute of Legal Cashiers and Administrators (ILCA) based in Sidcup, Kent, has today announced that with effect from 12th November 2010 it will change its name to the Institute of Legal Finance and Management (ILFM) Over the past few months the Executive Council of the ILCA have...
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SRA launches new Qualified Lawyer Transf...
Posted by admin in News Items on 09 1st, 2010 | Comments Off
01 September 2010 Today sees the launch by the Solicitors Regulation Authority?s (SRA) of the new Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS). Designed to strengthen the procedures for assessing internationally qualified lawyers, and other lawyers qualified in the UK, who wish to practise as solicitors...
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ILEX apply for probate rights...
Posted by admin in News Items on 09 1st, 2010 | Comments Off
1 September 2010 An application to the Legal Services Board has been made by ILEX seeking approval of proposals by which ILEX may award members the right to provide probate services, which is a reserved legal activity. The proposal would enable ILEX to authorise its members to perform the grant of probate,...
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