The Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced an independent review of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) regulatory actions in the lead-up to the collapse of SSB Group. The LSB will add this review to Read More
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published plans for 2024/25 on how it will ensure regulation contributes fully to delivering legal services that better meet the needs of society. The business plan is focused on the Read More
The Legal Services Board has confirmed its interim leadership arrangements while its Board recruits a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This follows Matthew Hill’s resignation from the role in January 2024, ahead of his departure Read More
The SRA have launched a consultation on rule changes needed to allow the potential regulation of non-authorised Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) members. The suggested arrangements explain the rules that would apply to CILEX Read More
The Legal Services Board today announces the appointment of Tom Hayhoe as the new Chair of the Legal Services Consumer Panel from 1st May 2024. Tom succeeds Sarah Chambers, whose term of office ends on 31st Read More
Evidence NDAs used to cover up illegal conduct, promote imbalances of power and restrict access to justice published by the Legal Services Board. The Legal Services Board has published this morning a summary report of Read More
Legal regulators must do more on transparency and harm prevention,
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published its latest assessment of the performance of the eight legal services regulators. The LSB is the independent body responsible for overseeing the regulation of legal services in England Read More
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced today the appointment of Georgina Philippou as a new lay member of the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC). The OLC is the Board of the Legal Ombudsman, and Read More
The SRA has written to more than 1000 firms offering advice and guidance on complying with the UK’s financial sanctions regime. The SRA gathered data from a number of firms and based on the responses Read More
Final call for any questions you want raised at the LSB Board Meeting tomorrow, 23rd January 2024. The Legal Services Board (LSB) have requested all questions that you would like raised with the Board in relation Read More
Matthew Hill, Chief Executive at The Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced he is stepping down at the end of March 2024. Matthew Hill joined the LSB in August 2019 as Chief Executive and executive Board member. Read More
The latest HMCTS email update provided coverage in the Family section on the updates to the probate service. From 18 January, probate professionals who submit probate applications on MyHMCTS must include a code from HM Revenue Read More
The Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) issued their first diversity fine on 19th December 2023, for failure to supply workforce diversity in accordance with the deadline. The fine was issued to HG Legal Ltd and they were Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published more fixed penalties issued as part of its new financial penalty regime. £750 fines have been issued to five firms for not complying with the SRA’s transparency rules. Read More
A brand new guide has been published by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and HM Courts and Tribunals Services (HMCTS) to help the public easily access court hearings. This guide are being encouraged to see Read More
Legal Services Board to review events preceding SRA’s intervention into
The Legal Services Board (LSB) have confirmed that they are going to be conducting a review of events that lead up to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA’s) intervention into Axiom Ince. The LSB Read More
An outsourced compliance service provider has warned of a new-style scam they have intercepted involving criminals impersonating the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The methodology involves individuals contacting law firms alleging to be from the SRA Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have shared a report outlining both the opportunities and risks associated with and presented by the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This report forms part of the SRA’s Risk Read More
On Thursday 16th November 2023 the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) published the details of the first fixed penalties it has issued since introducing the new fixed financial penalty regime. The £750 fines that have been published today Read More
Sir Andrew Macfarlane, President of the Family Division has written a letter regarding the Revised National Listing Protocol for applications that seek Deprivation of Liberty Orders (DOL) relating to children under the inherent jurisdiction. Letter Read More
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