A collection of news articles relevant to the domain of Legal Regulation.
The Law Society is seeking input from the profession regarding a proposal to establish a new class of legal service professional who would hold a limited scope licence to practise in the area of family law. The concepts advanced in the scope of practice proposed in Schedule A of the discussion paper are not conclusions….
The Bar could be “sleep walking into a nightmare scenario” where new rules mean it has no involvement with its regulator, the incoming chairman of the Bar Council has warned. Richard Atkins QC also suggested that the Legal Services Board (LSB) did not have the evidence to back up its assertion that its proposed internal…
Artificial intelligence-backed lawtech has the potential to improve access to justice but also carries a danger that automating law will be used negatively, meaning regulators will have to step in, a global innovation charity has warned. Nesta, which is working with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to identify and support transformative AI legal technology, backed…
If the UK exits the EU without a deal, there would be an end to the current preferential treatment of EU lawyers wishing to practise in England & Wales. The Solicitors Regulation Authority says that the UK Government has made clear that this would be the case if the UK moves to WTO rules, ending…
Blockchain: Regulation and the Law 2019 Sofitel London St James 5 February 2019 Meet the world’s leading legal minds to discuss the future of law and regulation for distributed ledger technologies across business, finance and industry, at this inaugural event designed for senior in-house lawyers and senior executives. Register Today
Governance, Risk and Compliance 15th Jan 2019 – 16th Jan 2019 Emperors Palace, Johannesburg, South Africa This event is the dedicated forum to create the roadmap for excellence in risk and compliance across all levels for competitive advantage. Develop a risk framework, set the risk appetite and deliver business growth. Learn how to embed this…
LegalEx 27-28 March 2019 | ExCel London The UK’s leading event for business growth, professional development and cyber security in the legal sector. Event Website
New Law, New Regulations, New Practitioners: Legal and Ethical Obligations When Advising Taxpayers in an Uncertain Legal Environment 19 December 2019 Hosted by: American Bar Association This panel will discuss practical and technical issues that arise after a major change in law such as the 2017 Tax Act. We will explore the impact of proposed,…
National Organization of Bar Counsel Mid-Year Meeting January 23 – 26 2019 Las Vegas, NV Register Here
The U.S. Supreme Court sent back a case challenging a nearly 30-year-old precedent allowing mandatory bar membership. The case took aim at the county’s first mandatory bar, North Dakota’s, which required membership in the state’s bar association as a condition to practice law as early as 1921, according to the American Bar Association. Although the state…
