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Is the absence of regulation enjoyed by litigation funders coming to an end? David Greene examines the ever-closer attention of regulators worldwide

No formal enforcement action will be taken against the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) and CILEx Regulation Limited (CRL), the Legal Services Board (LSB) has concluded after investigating a dispute between the two.

Law firms have been required by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to take part in a sanctions assessment.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced a sanctions assessment for firms.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is consulting on rules that will restrict excessive fee-charging when firms claim compensation for clients mis-sold financial products.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched a consultation on new draft rules that will restrict excessive fee charging when firms make compensation claims on behalf of their clients regarding missold financial products.

Clare Hughes-Williams & Tom Bedford examine concerns about the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s increasing powers on SLAPPs & economic crime

Lawyers have welcomed the Bar Council of India’s historic decision to allow foreign lawyers and law firms to practise law in India, on a restricted and reciprocal basis.

One in 20 corporate counsel have come under pressure to suppress or ignore information in conflict with their regulatory obligations, according to research by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

The High Court has handed down detailed guidance for the first time on the correct approach in law to the Financial Ombudsman’s powers to reopen complaints.

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NLJ Career Profile: Kadie Bennett, Anthony Collins

Kadie Bennett, senior associate at Anthony Collins and chair of the Resolution West Midlands Group, discusses her long-standing passion for family law and calls for unity in the profession

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Ian Gascoigne of LexisNexis dissects the uneasy balance between open justice and confidentiality in England’s civil courts, in this week's NLJ. From public hearings to super-injunctions, he identifies five tiers of privacy—from fully open proceedings to entirely secret ones—showing how a patchwork of exceptions has evolved without clear design

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NLJ this week: When a trial period becomes a ‘reasonable adjustment’

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has now confirmed that offering a disabled employee a trial period in an alternative role can itself be a 'reasonable adjustment' under the Equality Act 2010: in this week's NLJ, Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve analyses the evolving case law

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Regulatory

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Kadie Bennett, Anthony Collins

Osborne Clarke—Lara Burch

Keoghs—Louise Jackson & Katie Everson