A collection of news articles relevant to the domain of Legal Regulation.
The report makes 40 recommendations to Scottish Ministers on reforming the way in which legal services are regulated and complaints handled. It found that the current statutory framework has led to a complex system which is not accessible to either professionals or the consumer. The review considered the current approach to regulation and complaints handling…
If you attended the 2018 conference in the Hague we hope you enjoyed it. If not, we hope you will be able to join us next year. In order to determine where the conference should be held, we would like to invite you to complete the attached survey. In order to help you make your…
England & Wales – SQE Conference 18 December 2018|Coventry University Technology Park, Coventry Speaker: TBC This SQE conference is for education and training providers to: get the latest information about the assessment hear from Kaplan – our assessment organisation ask questions about the development of the assessment take part in interactive breakout sessions. Please contact Events for further…
In response to the report on Education and Training in Ireland published on 19 November by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA), the Law Society of Ireland has launched the Peart Commission Report, developed by an expert group chaired by Mr Justice Michael Peart of the Court of Appeal. The report contains 30 recommendations setting out…
The new assessment to ensure consistent, high standards for qualifying solicitors – the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) – will be introduced in autumn 2021, with the candidate fee likely to range between £3,000 – £4,500. We had previously proposed a launch date of no earlier than autumn 2020. We have now responded to feedback from…
IBA Law Firm Management Committee Conference 7 December 2018 | Radisson Royal Hotel Moscow, Russian Federation TOPICS INCLUDE: New Products, New Destinations, New Dimensions Who Will Be Our Next Generation of Partners? Law Firm as an Employer: Managing Reputation in the Markets for Legal Talents Attorneys Under Attack: Managing the high risks of legal practice…
Compliance Officers Conference 2018 11 December 2018|The ICC, Birmingham Now in its sixth year, the popularity of our Compliance Officers Conference sees us move to a new, larger venue – Birmingham’s ICC. With a mix of presentations, breakouts and panel sessions, this free event offers Compliance Officers up-to-date information on key compliance topics. Responding to…
LawNet Annual Conference 2018 Friday 23rd November There is nothing new about change. In circa 401 BC, Greek philosopher Heraclitus wrote, “Everything changes, and nothing remains still” yet nearly 2,500 years later many people still struggle to cope with change and roughly 75% of all change programmes in organisations fail. Today, with so many surprises…
Whatever the outcome of the negotiations over the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom many operators are already taking for granted that English law will lose much of its appeal for governing financial transactions and other transactions between institutions and large companies where more than one European Union jurisdiction is involved….
Chamber of Advocates President George Hyzler said that he has had what he hopes was the last meeting with the Justice Ministry over a bill which will regulate the legal profession, ironing out the last points of dispute over its creation. Delivering his speech during the opening of the forensic year, he made certain observations…
