SRA sets out new approach to financial penalties
Safeguards proposed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to increase the transparency and accountability of its enforcement processes do not go far enough, the Law Society of England and Wales have said. Lubna Shuja, President of the Law Society, said: “The SRA’s internal fining powers increased from £2,000 to £25,000 in July this year for […]
Save lives by putting domestic abuse at top of agenda, Chancellor told
Domestic Abuse Commissioner Nicole Jacobs has written to the new Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt calling for urgent and immediate action on the “national emergency” that is domestic abuse – or risk a “devastating impact” on survivors and victims. Jacobs said that the recent political inactivity had had a disastrous knock-on impact for victims. […]
Remote workers leaving legal sector “wide open” to cyber-attack boom
The legal sector is in danger of a surge in cyber-attacks due to a sharp rise in staff using unsecured networks for work, according to new analysis. Employees are increasingly using unsecured public Wi-Fi hotspots while working, leaving businesses “extremely vulnerable” to hackers, according to the Federation of Small Business and cyber security group Linten […]
Couples’ finances “at risk” due to no-fault divorces
Analysis shows decline in financial order applications, despite record divorce applications Family court statistics released earlier this year by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have shown that 31% fewer financial order applications have been made, despite the rise in divorce applications. Family court statistics from April to June 2022 show that there has been a […]
Lords Committee calls for publication of government’s plans to help vulnerable children
The Public Services Committee in the House of Lords has called on the government to urgently publish implementation strategy to address plight of vulnerable children. In a letter sent on the 27th October to the Minister for Schools and Childhood, Kelly Tolhurst MP, the House of Lords Public Services Committee has urged the Government to […]
