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The Competition and Markets Authority has published its report on regulation and market transparency recognising the considerable progress made by the Profession . The Law Society noted that : The solicitor profession has made great advances in transparency, but risk of consumer harm continues in the unregulated sector, the Law Society of England and Wales said today, echoing findings of
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» Read moreNew guidance which was triggered by the European Union’s fifth money laundering directive, which came into force in January last year and brought in a raft of new requirements including changes to client due diligence and enhanced due diligence as well as a duty to collect proof of registration for companies and trusts. Folllowing the directive revised guidance has been
» Read moreSolicitors will be well aware that guideline hourly rates upon which the Courts assess legal costs have been stuck for the last 10 years. This has been a period when the financial burden on legal practices has been anything but static . It was a welcome relief therefore when a Consultative group was formed to look at the issue .
» Read moreThe Law Society has today announced that the result of the National Ballot of Members has been to support the reform of the Law Society Council . It was several years ago that the Law Society commenced a reform of its governance and this saw firstly the estabishment of a Management Board together with two key committees the Policy and
» Read moreSolicitors urged to check their Law Society contact details are up to date to vote on proposals to reform Council Solicitors were today urged to make sure they have provided an up-to-date email address and are not opted out of Law Society membership (non-marketing) communications or they risk being disenfranchised from a key vote on proposed changes to the
» Read moreThe November Edition of the Regional Management Team North Newsletter has now been issued and you can access all the latest news and guidance here : https://777a0725.flowpaper.com/RelationshipManagementNorthUpdateNovember2020/
» Read moreThe Law Society has stood firm on the importance of Judicial Review in its submission to the Independent Review of Administrative Law chaired by Lord Faulks . It suggested 4 improvements would limit the need for citizens to need to resort to Judicial Review namely : Improve access to legal aid. Early legal advice would help improve evaluation of the merits
» Read moreFollowing extensive lobbying by the Law Society on behalf of members the SRA due to technical IT difficulties has agreed to extend the deadline for submissions until the 20th November – You can access the Statement from the SRA Here : SRA Extension Statement
» Read moreThe Leeds & Yorkshire Lawyer is now out with exclusive coverage of the recent Diversity & Inclusion Conference
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