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LSB declines to produce the “right” answer on indemnity insurance
Monday, 25 July 2016The Legal Services Board has shied away from recommending a single solution which all the legal regulators should follow on indemnity insurance. The LSB instead called on the regulators to work more closely together on the issue.
Tags: Bar Mutual, Indemnity insurance, Legal Services Board
Posted in Indemnity insurance, Latest news, Legal Services Act
Single-person ‘firms’ dominate first tranche of barrister entities
Monday, 27 April 2015All but one of the entities authorised by the Bar Standards Board since the beginning of this month consist of a single barrister, with the other made up of two barristers, it has emerged.
Tags: Bar Mutual, bar standards board, entity regulation, Indemnity insurance
Posted in Barristers, Indemnity insurance, Latest news, Regulation
Bar Mutual complaints referred to financial ombudsman
Thursday, 4 September 2014Two barristers caught up in high-profile disciplinary actions have referred complaints about lack of funding from the Bar Mutual indemnity fund to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), it has emerged.
Tags: Bar disciplinary tribunal, Bar Mutual, Indemnity insurance
Posted in Barristers, Indemnity insurance, Latest news, Regulation
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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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