Compliance & Regulation
Questions over “drunk barrister” fail to save convicted man’s appeal
The Court of Appeal has rejected a convicted man’s application for third-party disclosure from the Bar Standards Board over claims that his prosecutor was drunk.
LSB ditches plan to up pressure on regulators over diversity
The Legal Services Board has unexpectedly ditched plans that would have increased pressure on regulators to improve diversity in the profession.
LeO: Unhappy clients turning to AI – but that might not be so bad
AI is acting as “an informal form of pre-complaint ‘triage’” that is more likely to influence consumers not to complain than to complain, according to Legal Ombudsman research.
SRA announces “pause” to compliance officer rule changes
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has bowed to pressure from the profession and announced a “pause” in its implementation of the new compliance officer rules.
Law firm alliance will have chance to seek vote of no confidence in SRA
The newly formed SME & Boutique Law Firm Alliance will have the chance to call for a vote of no confidence in the SRA at next month’s Law Society AGM.
Exclusive: BSB pauses new applications to requalify by foreign lawyers
The Bar Standards Board is pausing work on new applications from foreign lawyers looking to requalify as barristers as it continues to struggle with the number of them.
Legal profession has replaced ethics with ‘not acting illegally’
The legal profession has “tried effectively to outsource its soul to its regulators” by substituting acting ethically with the absence of illegality, a City law grandee has warned.
Firms warned over threshold for client interest payments
Law firms must be careful not to impose policies on client account interest that set too high a de minimis threshold, a senior reporting accountant has warned.
Solicitor jailed for stealing from hundreds of clients struck off
A conveyancing solicitor jailed for 30 months after defrauding a Hereford law firm out of at least £161,000 has now been struck off.
SRA privilege ruling may be problem for solicitors under investigation
This week’s Carter-Ruck ruling could be bad news for some solicitors under investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, experts have warned.
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When the person who needs help is the partner
A law firm can have excellent support on paper and still have a serious gap. The gap is the person who cannot imagine using it.
SRA supervision and AI: what firms will be asked to prove
AI intensifies scrutiny of whether firms can demonstrate that they were in control of the systems through which legal services were delivered.
How ELD NextGen will improve employers’ liability tracing
The Employers’ Liability Tracing Office is continuing work towards the launch of ELD NextGen, the next generation of the employers’ liability database, in early 2027.
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