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SRA research looks into legal firms’ training systems
June 5th, 2014
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) Education and Training Committee will be considering initial headline findings of research commissioned into learning and development approaches used by firms to ensure the competence of their paralegal and qualified staff, at its meeting ...
SRA Board approves changes to the education and training regulations
May 22nd, 2014
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Board has today (Wednesday 21 May) approved changes to the SRA training regulations. The changes form part of the SRA’s ongoing Training for Tomorrow programme of reform and Red Tape Initiative. The next step ...
Solicitor struck off after bribery conviction
May 20th, 2014
A solicitor has been struck off following his conviction for bribery charges in the US. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) struck off Jeffrey Tesler last week (Tuesday 13 May). The SDT heard that Mr Tesler was jailed for 21 ...
SRA publishes guidance for criminal legal aid contract applicants
May 19th, 2014
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published guidance to support applicants tendering for criminal legal aid services contracts. The guidance covers key considerations firms need to keep in mind when applying for Own client contracts and Duty Provider Crime ...
SRA publishes responses to changes to education and training regulations
April 28th, 2014
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published its response to the 12-week consultation on changes to the education and training regulations. The consultation was launched in December 2013 and closed on 25 February. It represents the first stage of ...
SRA: Solicitor struck off for dishonestly misusing client money
April 15th, 2014
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued a press released informing that a solicitor has been struck off for failing to handle properly funds that clients had entrusted to him. Ashok Kumar Sancheti was struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) ...
More law firms face unrated PII threat
April 14th, 2014
Thousands of firms are weeks away from being plunged into uncertainty according to research showing an increasing number relying on unrated professional indemnity insurers. The survey results come weeks before the Solicitors Regulation Authority decides whether to ban unrated ...
The billion-dollar bash – how post-crisis investigation work is changing the way law firms advise banks
April 11th, 2014
With banks setting aside eye-watering sums of money to meet liabilities generated by the fallout from the financial crash, in-house legal departments and law firms are having to rethink their business models. Alex Newman reports By any standards, $23bn ...
Beware of ‘cloud’ computing snoopers, law firms warned
April 7th, 2014
Firms planning to rely on ‘cloud’ technology for their IT should be aware of the risk of lawful interception by intelligence agencies, the Law Society warns today. A practice note on cloud computing – in which data is stored ...
Clifford Chance escapes £130m derivatives negligence claim as case settles
March 26th, 2014
JP Morgan’s £130m legal battle with Berlin’s public transport provider BVG in which Clifford Chance was implicated for allegedly providing negligent advice has settled. The mammoth battle was one of the first cases involving derivatives concluded by European public ...
