‘Trainee solicitors will be able to qualify without first completing the professional skills course (PSC) because of the Covid-19 outbreak, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has decided.’
Legal Futures, 24th April 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The rate of change in the legal market makes it “increasingly difficult” for the regulatory framework laid down by the Legal Services Act to remain relevant, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned.’
Legal Futures, 20th April 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has taken the unusual step of rejecting an agreement between the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and a solicitor who broke the rules through his involvement with flight delay compensation claims.’
Legal Futures, 7th April 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An accountant found to have “improperly” issued a report to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) about a law firm has been severely reprimanded by his regulator.’An accountant found to have “improperly” issued a report to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) about a law firm has been severely reprimanded by his regulator.’
Legal Futures, 3rd April 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The proportion of solicitors who attended state schools is creeping upwards, but those who went to fee-paying schools dominate corporate work, according to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).’
Legal Futures, 31st March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has today outlined a significant relaxation of its rules for law students and trainees to allow their assessment to go online.’
Legal Futures, 25th March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has finally issued guidance to those it regulates on dealing with the coronavirus, stressing it will be “pragmatic” when taking action over rule breaches related to the pandemic.’
Legal Futures, 24th March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A personal injury paralegal who settled his client’s claim without her authority for less than counsel had advised, and then misled her into retrospectively agreeing, has been banned from the profession.’
Litigation Futures, 20th March 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘More use of fixed fees and an increase in the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) fining powers are among recommendations made today by the Legal Services Consumer Panel.’
Legal Futures, 19th March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is consulting on whether to extend indefinitely the suspension of immigration work from its removal of restrictions on solicitors providing non-regulated services.’
Legal Futures, 18th March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Many disabled solicitors have downplayed the extent of their disability because they do not trust law firms to meet their needs, research has revealed.’
Legal Futures, 16th March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) could face a cash shortage if the new anti-money laundering (AML) rules increase the number of firms it supervises, it has warned.’
Legal Futures, 18th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A solicitor claiming to have become overwhelmed by pressure of work has been struck off after dishonestly misleading clients that she had made court applications.’
Legal Futures, 14th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A former head of private client accused of overcharging an estate by up to £30,000 when acting as executor has been cleared of misconduct by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).’
Legal Futures, 12th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A non-lawyer owner of an alternative business structure (ABS) responsible for multiple rule breaches – including a £3.6m shortfall on his firm’s client account – has been banned from working in another one.’
Legal Futures, 11th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A solicitor has been struck off after nearly 40 years in practice after admitting that the difficulties of relying on payment from criminal legal aid work overwhelmed him.’
Legal Futures, 21st January 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man who pretended to be a qualified and experienced solicitor as he represented clients at the High Court is facing a possible jail sentence.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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