This paper was prepared for the Nova Scotia Barrister’s Society as part of its programme to transform regulation. The paper sets out the equity mandate of the Society, and emphasizes that institutional continuity requires these values not be lost in the transition to entity regulation. It articulates the case for equity and diversity in entity regulation,…
Transforming Regulation and Governance in the Public Interest
The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society is building a new model of regulating legal services as part of its strategic plan for 2013-2016. This paper, Transforming Regulation and Governance in the Public Interest, summarizes the results of extensive research in support of this work. Transforming Regulation
Hong Kong Law Society to introduce common entrance exam
Hong Kong Law Society has proposed that from 2021 onwards, lawyers in Hong Kong will be required to sit and pass a ‘Common Entrance Examination’ in order to enter a trainee solicitor contract. The exam will be set and marked by the society itself, and is designed to standardise testing across Hong Kong’s three law…
SRA approach to regulatory objectives
The approach of the Solicitors Regulation Authority to its regulatory objectives is explained on the corporate strategy page of the SRA website.
SRA initiatives overview
The SRA publishes its initiatives on the SRA website.
Proactive management based regulation in Colorado USA
A subcommittee of the Colorado Supreme Court Advisory Committee is exploring Proactive Management-Based Regulation (PMBR), a programme designed to promote ethical law practice by assisting lawyers with practice management. PMBR material on the Colorado Supreme Court website Explanation of PMBR on the Colorado Supreme Court website
Innovating Regulation – Prairie Law Societies discussion paper
This discussion paper focusses on entity regulation, compliance-based regulation, and alternative business structures. It reviews experiences in Canada, Australia, England and Wales, and the United States of America. The paper suggests that there is a gap between the regulatory frameworks of the three states and the requirements of the current legal services market. The discussion…
Singapore sets up new entity regulator
The Singapore Ministry of Law has set up a new entity regulator, the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, to regulate domestic and international legal practices. More details on the Ministry of Law website Singapore entry on IBA Legal Regulators Directory
ICLR 2014 Conference Program
ICLR 2014 Conference Program
Why Your Jurisdiction Should Consider Jumping on the Regulatory Objectives Bandwagon
It has become increasingly common to find jurisdictions adopting an explicit and succinct statement of the goals they are trying to achieve when they regulate lawyers. The first example was the 2007 UK Legal Services Act, which set forth the regulatory objectives that the Act — and its implementation — should achieve. The form that such adoption…