American Bar Association Jurisdiction: United States of America Country: United States of America </td Regulatory function: Further information: American Bar Association website ICLR members:
Office of Disciplinary Counsel (Washington)
Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) Jurisdiction: Washington DC Country: United States of America Regulatory function: The Office of Disciplinary Counsel is part of the Washington State Bar Association. It is the disciplinary authority in Washington DC. Further information: Washington in the IBA Regulators Directory ODC website ICLR members:
Ministry of Law (Singapore)
Ministry of Law Jurisdiction: Singapore Country: Singapore Regulatory function: Licenses or registers law practices, through the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, a department under the Ministry of Law. Further information: Singapore in the IBA Regulators Directory Ministry of Law website ICLR members:
Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society
Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society Jurisdiction: Nova Scotia Country: Canada </td Regulatory function: The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society is the regulator of admission, practice and discipline in Nova Scotia. Further information: Nova Scotia in the IBA Regulators Directory Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society website ICLR members:
Solicitors Regulation Authority
Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Country: United Kingdom Regulatory function: The SRA is the regulator of admission, practice and discipline for solicitors. It also authorises and monitors law firms. Further information: England and Wales in the IBA Regulators Directory SRA website ICLR members:
Australia’s uniform framework for a common legal services market
marketThe Legal Profession Uniform Framework is designed to be applied by any Australian State or Territory to establish a common legal services market. New South Wales and Victoria adopted it from 1 July 2015, and other jurisdictions are encouraged to join the scheme and will be able to do so without the need for changes…
Innovations in the provision of legal services in the United States
In a report for the RAND Corporation, Neil Rickman and James M. Anderson present a framework for examining legal sector innovation in the United States. This framework is to aid policymakers in understanding the likely effects of innovations and the role of regulation in promoting or deterring innovation. RAND Corporation. “Innovations in the Provision of Legal Services in…
Irrational behaviour as a rationale for regulation
Should regulators intervene on the ground that it’s for the consumer’s own good, even if the consumer doesn’t know it? In the Journal of Policy Analysis & Management, a series of articles puts the pros and cons of this approach, which seeks to intervene to address “costs we impose on ourselves by taking actions that are not in our…
Costs of regulation in England and Wales
The Legal Services Board found little evidence on the costs of legal sector regulation, so in late 2014 it surveyed the regulated community and in 2015 it commissioned a study of the incremental costs of regulation – those incurred to comply with legal regulation. Categories of regulatory cost in the studies include: Requirements to…
Innovation in legal services
The Solicitors Regulation Authority surveyed 1,500 organisations and concluded: Alternative Business Structures (ABSs) have succeeded in promoting innovation and diversity; ABS Solicitors are 13-15 per cent more likely to introduce new legal services. Solicitors are, on average, more innovative than other regulated legal services organisations in terms of both managerial and organisational changes. 80 per…