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The referral fees hospital pass
Thursday, 14 June 2012It is no great secret that the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) sees its role in enforcing the government’s ban on referral fees in personal injury as a hospital pass. It would much rather that paying or receiving a referral fee be made a criminal offence and taken out of its hands. After all, the SRA (in its previous guise as part of the Law Society) has been down this road before and it wasn’t a happy experience.
Tags: Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act, referral fees, referral services, Solicitors Regulation Authority
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SRA: referral fee ban could drive many firms out of business – and may not even stop dodgy claims
Wednesday, 13 June 2012The impending ban on referral fees in personal injury could result in a “steep increase” in the number of financial failures amongst small law firms – but may not actually discourage spurious claims – the Solicitors Regulation Authority has warned.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, claims management companies, Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act, personal injury, referral fees, Solicitors Regulation Authority
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Firm claims RTA portal “breakthrough” as insolvency cases granted stay of LASPO execution
Friday, 25 May 2012Liverpool costs specialists yesterday claimed a “massive breakthrough” in a dispute about the recovery of ATE insurance in RTA portal cases that has seen thousands of cases stayed. The news came as the government announced a two-year moratorium on ending recoverability in insolvency cases.
Tags: ATE insurance, CFAs, insolvency, Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act, RTA portal
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Keeping the conversation going beyond Pride Month
As I reflect on all the celebrations of Pride Month 2024, I ask myself why there remains hesitancy amongst LGBTQ+ staff members about when it comes to being open about their identity in the workplace.
Third-party managed accounts: Your key questions answered
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has given strong indications that it is headed towards greater restrictions on law firms when it comes to handling client money.
Understanding vicarious trauma in the legal workplace
Vicarious trauma can happen to anyone who works with clients who have experienced trauma such as domestic or other violence, child abuse, sexual assault, torture or being a refugee.
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