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SRA: A question of trust

06 April 2017
Issue: 7741 / Categories: Legal News
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The public were consulted on what they think of solicitors who make mistakes, in a major research project by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA). The initial findings of A Question of Trust were published last summer, and the full findings are now available to view on the SRA website. One finding was that the public viewed information security issues such as losing client files or competence issues, such as providing poor advice, more seriously than the profession did.

Issue: 7741 / Categories: Legal News
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Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

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NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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