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Do your duty on economic crime
The Legal Services Board (LSB) is consulting on draft guidance for regulators on their duty to ‘promote the prevention and detection of economic crime’. 
20 November 2024
New partnership to help those navigating court alone

Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need

12 August 2024
Court of Appeal clarifies scope of indemnity principle
Professional indemnity insurance (PII) covers the loss of a fee paid to solicitors following a misrepresentation, the Court of Appeal has held.
06 September 2023
SRA expands its turf to CILEX members
Both solicitors and CILEX lawyers would be regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), under proposals now out for consultation.
06 September 2023
Law Society launches ethics hub
The Law Society has launched a three-year professional ethics programme to promote discussion about a range of issues solicitors face in their working lives.
06 September 2023
Regulation matters: a duty too far? Premium Content
Clare Hughes-Williams & Tom Bedford highlight the importance of ensuring solicitors stay on the right side of the line when acting in their clients’ interests
01 September 2023 / Tom Bedford / Clare Hughes-Williams
Be prompt & watch your tone, says LSB
Solicitors, barristers and other lawyers could be required to provide complaints information to clients at repeated intervals during the working relationship, under Legal Services Board (LSB) proposals.
29 August 2023
Civil Justice Council reports on pre-action protocols
The Civil Justice Council (CJC) published part one of its final report on pre-action protocols last week.
29 August 2023
Do better on NDAs, firms told
Solicitors are underestimating the risks of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).
29 August 2023
Complaints handling under review
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has this week published research based on 45 people who made a complaint about legal services in the past two years, or had cause to complain but didn’t. 
02 August 2023
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Mazur causes confusion over roles
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published a statement in a bid to clear up confusion over the right to conduct litigation following Mazur and another v Charles Russell Speechleys
Conveyancing proposals aim to speed up sales
Home-buyers could be given an option to sign a binding contract with vendors to protect against the practice of parties pulling out of agreements after months of negotiations, under a proposed overhaul of conveyancing laws
‘Activist judges’ or an all-powerful justice secretary?
A future Conservative government would abolish the Sentencing Council and Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) and sack judges who defended migrants’ rights, shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick has said
UK firms pull ahead on responsible business
UK law firms have risen up an annual index of responsible business activity, while US firms have regressed amid President Trump’s diversity and equality crackdown
Journalists in court bolstered by procedural update
The right of the press to report on the criminal courts received a boost this week, following an update to the Criminal Procedure Rules
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