In the United States, the authority to regulate the legal profession belongs to individual jurisdictions; each U.S. state or territory sets its own rules and makes its own decisions about legal licensure. For licensure examinations, most jurisdictions use one or more of the bar exam components produced by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE),…
ICLR 2019: Consumer interest in regulation
The following content has been provided by the panel presenting on this topic during the afternoon on Day 2 of ICLR 2019. Synopsis This workshop will consider the following issues and topics: Consumers v clients Regulation, regulators and the regulated Empowering consumers Ethical questions and challenges for regulators, including NDAs Presented by: Michael Clancy OBE,…
ICLR 2019: Review of the BSB Handbook (Code of Conduct) – Show us how to do it!
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…