Compliance & Regulation
LawCare urges SRA to consider wellbeing of those facing disciplinary action
The SRA needs to have “far greater regard” for the wellbeing of those facing disciplinary action when deciding what to publish about them, LawCare has argued.
Barrister reprimanded for “offensive” tweets aimed at colleague
A barrister has been reprimanded for allowing a Twitter account with which he was associated to send “inappropriate and offensive” tweets to a colleague at the same chambers.
A fifth of female solicitors promoted after maternity leave
A fifth of female solicitors were promoted into a new role by their law firms during or after maternity leave, but a similar proportion “felt unwelcome” on their return, a major study has found.
SFO decides on retrial for Axiom defendant who split jury
A financial adviser alleged to have been part of the Axiom Legal Financing Fund fraud is to face a retrial after a jury last month failed to reach a verdict, the Serious Fraud Office has decided.
Law firm fined for failing to recognise conflict that arose in probate case
A law firm has been fined after failing to recognise that a conflict of interest had arisen in acting for both an estate and its personal representative after he made a claim on the estate.
Replacing SIF with compensation fund would be “unlawful”
It would be unlawful for the Solicitors Regulation Authority to replace the Solicitors Indemnity Fund with some form of compensation fund, a leading expert has argued.
Data Reform Bill: Better for business?
Four years since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was implemented, statistics from RSM have revealed that 30% of European businesses are still not compliant – so is it time for further fresh legislation?
EAT allows sacked law firm boss to continue challenging 2014 ruling
A former law firm director, now a barrister, trying to challenge an eight-year-old employment tribunal ruling that found her guilty of serious financial impropriety has overcome the first hurdle.
Birmingham solicitors oppose regulator’s plan to replace SIF
The SRA’s failure to find an alternative to the Solicitors Indemnity Fund over a decade shows that the “only sensible option” is to retain it, Birmingham Law Society has argued.
Liberalising legislation to help lawyer-led MDPs grow in Germany
Multi-disciplinary practices are set to develop further in Germany in the wake a new law that expands the types of professionals with whom lawyers can form partnerships.
Convictions for peaceful protests “should not lead to regulatory action”
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is unlikely to take action against solicitors convicted in exercising their right to protest where no significant harm has been caused, it said yesterday.
SRA lays out when it would act over sexual misconduct outside practice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has today made clear that it can and will take action over sexual misconduct which happens entirely outside of a solicitor’s practice.
Male partner who “harassed” junior female colleague agrees to come off roll
A solicitor who made “inappropriate” comments to a junior colleague has avoided the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal by agreeing to remove himself from the roll for at least three years.
Law Society “could support” in-house alternative to SIF
The Law Society has “no objection in principle” to the Solicitors Indemnity Fund being replaced by an in-house alternative run by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
CILEX private client firm becomes first to transfer to SRA
A private client firm in Norwich has become the first to transfer regulator from CILEX Regulation to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Blog
Why law firms are getting AI supervision wrong
The profession’s response to AI supervision failures misunderstands the nature of LLM output – there needs to be for a shift in the culture.
Beyond the PII premium – rethinking risk
Professional indemnity insurance renewal is often treated as an annual pricing exercise. But it is also a chance to show how effectively you identify, manage and mitigate risk.
The AI governance gap in law firms and why it matters now
A third of law firms are already using AI tools with no formal policy in place to govern how AI gets used, what data goes into it, or who’s accountable when something goes wrong.
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