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The Legal Services Board (LSB) is consulting on draft guidance for regulators on their duty to ‘promote the prevention and detection of economic crime’.

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

Professional indemnity insurance (PII) covers the loss of a fee paid to solicitors following a misrepresentation, the Court of Appeal has held.

Both solicitors and CILEX lawyers would be regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), under proposals now out for consultation.

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.

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

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.

The Civil Justice Council (CJC) published part one of its final report on pre-action protocols last week.

Solicitors are underestimating the risks of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).

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.

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Legal services

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Bridget Tatham, Forum of Insurance Lawyers

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments