Compliance & Regulation

Preventing the owners of law firms from being compliance officers could lead to “additional regulatory expenses” which will be passed onto clients, the Law Society has warned.

Master of the Rolls Lord Justice Vos, Chancellor of the High Court Lord Justice Birss and Lady Justice Andrews will today hear the Mazur appeal.

The High Court has referred a direct access barrister to the Bar Standards Board for signing a statement of truth that pleaded a false allegation of fact.

The SRA’s new chief executive has pledged a ‘back to basics’ drive that will see it focus on its core responsibilities and try and avoid having to take enforcement action.

A solicitor has been struck off after being convicted of distributing an indecent image of a child and possessing extreme pornography.

Conveyancers have expressed severe disappointment that the government is not shifting on its controversial plan that will require them to register as tax advisers with HMRC.

The current housing ombudsman, Richard Blakeway, is set to become chair of the Office for Legal Complaints, which is the board of the Legal Ombudsman.

A male senior partner who made inappropriate sexual remarks to four more junior female colleagues while drunk at his firm’s Christmas party has been suspended for a year.

The rise in the number of concerns about solicitors reported to the Solicitors Regulation Authority is accelerating and will have a knock-on effect on investigations.

Solicitors’ firms specialising in conveyancing and probate should know there is an alternative to the SRA, the chief executive of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers has said.