Legal news
- in the category: professional regulation
English solicitors back cap on LSEW council membership
Members to serve maximum of 12 years under reforms
Legal complaints reform proposals published for views
Ministers seek to reduce time and cost through more flexible system
Solicitor penalised for clause barring complaint
Breach of rules to insist on separation agreement also preventing complaint
SLCC's new analysis tool aims to avert future complaints
Analysis form will help address causes and impact of complaints
Dean rebuts “not-very-contrite” Home Office response
Minister again claims immigration lawyers are “playing politics”
SLCC reports strong performance despite COVID-19
Commission "well positioned for future challenges": chief executive
Brexit need not affect professional regulation: Faculty
Response to BEIS counters suggestion of UK-wide approach
Solicitor struck off for sexually loaded emails
Solicitor's trainee and female at other firm targeted with explicit content
SLCC seeks input on COVID's business impact
Survey asks whether firms having difficulty paying levy and other costs
Death ends appeal seeking conduct finding: SSDT
Unfair to proceed without solicitor being able to defend themselves
Solicitor criticised for misleading statements to jury
"Quite wrong" to attempt to discount docket evidence as corroboration
Sheriff reports non-practising solicitor who signed writ
Petition for winding up dismissed as incompetent