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11 September 2013
Issue: 7575 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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"Dysfunctional" regulation

The City of London Law Society has slated the current professional regulatory system as “dysfunctional”, in its response to the Ministry of Justice’s review of legal regulation.

The Legal Services Act 2007 had led to “an unnecessarily complex and expensive” system with the larger firms bearing the brunt of the cost, it said. One of the main problems was the “one size fits all” approach when different sections of the profession have little in common – instead, the Society proposed an umbrella system with different regulatory systems to accommodate the various strands of the profession.
 

Issue: 7575 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Robert Dransfield

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Robert Dransfield

London medical negligence practice strengthened by senior partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—seven appointments

DAC Beachcroft—seven appointments

Firm boosts professional risk practice with team hire in Manchester, led by partnerBen Parks

Doyle Clayton—Benedicte Perowne

Doyle Clayton—Benedicte Perowne

Workplace law firm appoints new head of regulatory team

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A Mental Capacity Act ‘best interests’ analysis must be undertaken for all treatment decisions for incapacitated adults, the Court of Appeal has held
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