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SRA rejects legal press request to reopen board meetings to scrutiny
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has rejected a request from Legal Futures and the Law Society Gazette to return to opening its board meetings to the public and press.
Lawyers should have “ethical obligation” to advise on climate risks
Lawyers should be ethically obliged to advise clients of the serious risks – legal or otherwise – of pursuing activities that risk exacerbating climate change.
BSB to use ‘marginalised by race’ as way to describe minority groups
The Bar Standards Board is to encourage those it regulates to use terms like ‘racially minoritised’ and ‘marginalised by race’ if they have to use collective language to describe ethnicity.
SRA to replace Solicitors Indemnity Fund with in-house scheme
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to replace the Solicitors Indemnity Fund next September with new indemnity arrangements that it will run itself.
Disability awareness “often the poor relation” at Bar and in courts
The courts and the Bar need to do more to be accessible to disabled people, with their approach to disability lagging behind how they treat other protected characteristics, it has been argued.
Ince hands back first acquisition to owners as it focuses on core legal work
The Ince Group has disposed of the first business it acquired after listing as it looks to focus on it core legal practice. The original owners have resumed control but will not receive deferred consideration.
SRA: Sudden spike in number of law firms facing financial difficulties
There has been a sudden spike in the number of law firms of all sizes reporting to the Solicitors Regulation Authority that they are facing financial problems, it has emerged.
PI market consolidates as big firms take large market share
There has been a “significant” drop in the number of high street law firms offering personal injury services, while the market is concentrating among a few large firms, new research has found.
Unbundling has potential to improve access to justice – and clients
Unbundling has the potential to increase access to justice and help firms attract new clients, but awareness among lawyers and consumers is low, research by the SRA has found.
Exclusive: PE-backed conveyancer puts acquisitions on hold
One of the country’s largest conveyancing firms, O’Neill Patient, has “changed direction” and put acquisitions on hold in the wake of the pandemic and conveyancing boom.
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The hidden risks in client account reconciliations
The client account reconciliation process will be second nature to most people in legal finance – and so is also a potential area for a problem to be undetected until it becomes serious.
Mentoring the next generation of litigation leaders
As a female lawyer, from the North, with a state school education, I understand the value of sharing perspectives, experiences and contacts.
The cost of systemic failure and childbirth injuries
Recent reports show that the NHS has paid almost £3.5bn in medical claims around childbirth injuries over the past six years.
