The Law Society has replaced the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) as a signatory to the Voluntary Code of Practice for the Recruitment of Trainee Solicitors, settling uncertainty about whether the code will remain in place. The code sets out best practice guidance for the recruitment of students and trainee solicitors.The SRA had resigned as a signatory on the basis recruitment practices were not part of its regulatory function.
30 July 2015
Trainee solicitors’ code
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Clarke Willmott—Anita Rasaratnam
Clarke Willmott strengthens social housing development offering with senior London appointment
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Trowers & Hamlins—David Meecham
Trowers strengthens Birmingham real estate team with partner hire
Blake Morgan—Jennifer Ray & Louise Culleton
Blake Morgan expands private client and regulatory teams with new legal directors
NEWS
A mood of cautious optimism has enveloped the criminal law sector following indications the Prime Minister may abandon planned jury reforms
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The Senior Courts Costs Office has clarified that judges conducting detailed assessment proceedings cannot order security for costs—a ruling that may leave successful parties exposed to further litigation expense
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
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