Governance of ICLR.net is provided by a group of regulators who have organised ICLR conferences: the current hosts (The Netherlands Bar), the last two conference hosts (The Ministry of Law – Singapore and The DC Office of Disciplinary Counsel) and the Solicitors Regulation Authority in England and Wales which supports the website as part of its…
Is ICLR.net public?
There is a public area and a private members’ area. The public area has a bank of research and papers about legal sector regulation, and information about conferences. The private area is called the Regulator Community. It allows members to post their views to the whole community, to groups of members, or to individual members….
International Conference of Legal Regulators 2016
Washington, DC, United States of America | 14-17 September 2016 | A World of Regulation Hosted by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel in Washington, DC, the 2016 conference focused on the core functions performed by legal regulators, and issues on the horizon. Programme Venue Programme Thursday 15 September 2016 09:00 | Welcome | Keynote address |…
Trust and the market: Rethinking regulation
London, United Kingdom | 15 July 2016 In a fast-changing marketplace, how do regulators build public confidence and balance public protection with the need to support an open competitive market that provides high-quality, affordable services? Trust and the market: Rethinking regulation addresses this question. Chaired by broadcast journalist Krishnan Guru-Murthy, experts from several sectors share…
Legal services market study
In January 2016 the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) began a market study on the supply of Legal Services in England and Wales, to see whether the market is working sufficiently well in the interests of consumers. The CMA is the UK’s primary competition and consumer authority. In its statement of scope, the CMA observed:…
Adopting Law Firm Management Systems to Survive and Thrive: A Study of the Australian Approach to Management-Based Regulation
In Australia, amendments to the Legal Profession Act require that incorporated legal practices (ILPs) implement ‘appropriate management systems’ to assure compliance with the Legal Profession Act 2004, and appoint a legal practitioner director to be responsible for the management of the ILP. The new law did not define ‘appropriate management systems’ (AMS) so the Office…
Disruptive Innovations in Legal Services
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) held a discussion on protecting and promoting competition in response to disruptive innovations in legal services. It observed that innovation brings new types of competition and new pressures on the regulatory framework, including on professional exclusivity, entry restrictions and self-regulation. Read more in the competition area of…
The Governance of Regulators
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has described a regulatory policy and governance framework. This report describes seven principles for the governance of regulators: Role clarity Preventing undue influence and maintaining trust Decision making and governing body structure for independent regulators Accountability and transparency Engagement Funding Performance evaluation Read ‘The Governance of Regulators’…
Trends in global and Canadian lawyer regulation
This article examines Canadian lawyer regulation in light of the global trends challenging regulators worldwide. It explains why it is important for Canadian lawyers, regulators, clients, and other stakeholders to be aware of these global trends. The article also addresses the issue of whether these trends matter in a jurisdiction such as Saskatchewan that is not a…
SRA Innovate
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in England and Wales has a policy of encouraging providers to communicate their service innovations so the regulator and providers can make sure regulation is not a barrier to innovation. The programme is called ‘SRA Innovate’. The SRA website says, ‘If you have been thinking of a new way to…