The following content has been provided by the panel presenting on this topic during the afternoon on Day 2 of ICLR 2019. Synopsis Of interest to everyone who has recently, or who is thinking of, reviewing their code of conduct. Recent experience: The UK Solicitors Regulation Authority has recently reviewed their rules, as has the…
International Network for Delivery of Regulation (INDR) Conference
23 Oct 2019, 10:00 – 25 Oct 2019, 16:30 University of Oxford INDR will host a three day conference covering issues such as the regulation research, the regulatory delivery model, and ethical business practice and ethical business regulation. The price of the conference is £80 per day (£240 for all three days) for INDR Members…
Joint CCBE-FBE Conference on Self-Regulation & Quality in the Legal Profession
25 October 2019 Lisbon, Portugal The conference will be an opportunity to remind participants of the role and importance of self-regulation for the independence of the legal profession and to discuss the interplay between quality and regulation within the profession: How can citizens be guaranteed high quality legal services? How can their interests be protected…
SRA report: upholding professional standards
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has published a report detailing how it deals with complaints, undertakes investigations and decides on what sort of regulatory action is required. The report covers the period November 2017 – October 2018 and includes case studies and reflects upon emerging trends, such as the use of NDAs. Download the report …
FATF guidance for legal professionals
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has produced risk-based approach (RBA) guidance to help legal professionals design effective measures to manage money laundering and terrorist financing risks. The guidance is also aimed at supervisors of legal professionals, highlighting the importance of supervising the RBA. The FATF developed this non-binding guidance with input from the legal…
The Federation of Law Societies of Canada working with government in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing
The regulators of the legal profession in Canada and the Canadian government have embarked on a new chapter in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorist activities. Late last Spring Canada’s Minister of Finance announced the creation of a joint working group comprised of representatives of the government and the Federation of…
State Bar of California seeking public comments on regulatory reforms
The State Bar of California is seeking public comment on proposals for regulatory reform put forward by the Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services. The task force was set up to improve access to justice through regulatory reform, following a report in 2018 that suggested that regulation was limiting innovations which could…
LSB updates governance rules to “enhance regulatory independence”
A new set of rules have been released by the Legal Services Board (LSB), which aim to clarify the separation between representative bodies and their regulators. The internal governance rules (IGRs) have been published following a series of public consultations that first began in November 2017. The rules which were released by the oversight regulator…
Legal technology podcasts launched by LSB
As part of its mission to help legal services regulators develop approaches to technology regulation that meet the requirements of the profession and the consumer, the Legal Services Board (LSB) is compiling a bank of information resources including: research papers and podcasts created by experts in legal services and technology. Read more and access the…
New Barrister transparency rules published
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has published new transparency rules in a revised edition of its Handbook. The new rules relate to information about the areas of law in which barristers practise, the legal services provided by barristers, the cost of services, and a client’s right to redress. This update is in response to the recommendations made…