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Legal regulators should work “much more closely together”, Conservative MP says
Wednesday, 9 December 2015An influential Conservative MP has said he is “very keen” to see how the legal regulators could work “much more closely together”. Alberto Costa is a solicitor and member of the justice select committee.
Tags: bar standards board, Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, Single regulator, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Barristers, Latest news, Legal Executives, Regulation, Solicitors
Rowlands: SRA must focus on “job in hand” and not worry about single regulator
Friday, 23 January 2015Enid Rowlands, new chair of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, has said the regulator should “focus on the job in hand” and not waste time worrying about whether there should be a single regulator.
Tags: diversity, Legal Services Board, Single regulator, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Legal Services Act, Regulation, Solicitors
LSB aims to present new government with “range of options” on future of regulation
Thursday, 11 December 2014Sir Michael Pitt, chairman of the Legal Services Board, said yesterday that he wanted to present the new government after next year’s general election with an agreed “range of options” for the future of regulation.
Tags: Legal Services Board, Single regulator, unregulated providers
Posted in Latest news, Legal Services Act, Legal Services Board
Plant tells “flat earth” Society that SRA independence is inevitable
Thursday, 20 November 2014The outgoing chairman of the Solicitors Regulation Authority has urged the “flat-earthers” at the Law Society to accept that full structural independence for the regulator from Chancery Lane is inevitable.
Tags: Legal Services Act, Legal Services Board, Single regulator, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Latest news, Solicitors
Pitt cools talk of single regulator as he bids to build reform consensus
Monday, 15 September 2014In his first interview since taking over as chairman of the Legal Services Board, Sir Michael Pitt has cooled talk of a single regulator for all legal services. Sir Michael also praised the Solicitors Regulation Authority for its current programme of reform.
Tags: Legal Services Act, Legal Services Board, Single regulator, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Latest news, Legal Services Board, Regulation, Solicitors
Mayson: Legal Services Act heading for “knacker’s yard”
Tuesday, 9 September 2014The “flaws and limitations” of the Legal Services Act are “all too apparent” and, as every year goes by, it is moving closer to “the regulatory equivalent of the knacker’s yard”, Professor Stephen Mayson has said.
Tags: Legal Services Act, Single regulator
Posted in Latest news, Legal Services Act
New LSB chairman joins calls for single regulator
Wednesday, 2 July 2014Sir Michael Pitt, the new chairman of the Legal Services Board, has joined calls by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas, and Lord Neuberger, president of the Supreme Court, for a single regulator.
Tags: Law Society, Legal Services Board, Single regulator, will-writing
Posted in Latest news, Legal Services Act, Legal Services Board, Regulation
Lord Chief Justice calls for single regulator
Friday, 20 June 2014In a major speech on the future of the law, the Lord Chief Justice has said “there has to be a single regulator” for the legal professions. He also predicted a raft of radical reforms to the litigation process to make it more affordable.
Tags: Legal Services Board, Single regulator
Posted in Latest news, Legal Services Act, Regulation
New LSB chief: primary legislation needed to reduce regulatory complexity
Friday, 30 May 2014Sir Michael Pitt, the new chairman of the Legal Services Board, has said that primary legislation will be needed to reduce the complexity of legal regulation and ensure it moves “at market pace”.
Tags: Legal Services Board, Ministry of Justice, Single regulator
Posted in Latest news, Legal Services Board, 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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