Research by Optimisa commissioned by the legal regulators in England and Wales finds that client care letters – letters sent to clients to explain the lawyer-client relationship when the lawyer is first instructed – are not sufficiently effective. The research identifies principles to help legal services providers better communicate with their clients. These principles are…
Singapore Academy of Law Journals Online
A website providing access to a large number of articles published in the Singapore Academy of Law Journal, all relating to Singapore law, and the Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review of Singapore Cases, which reviews all Singapore cases in the major subject areas for any given year. Journals Online website
Singapore Law Watch
A free daily legal news service that provides alerts and links to the latest legal news headlines, comments and law firm case briefs, run by the Singapore Academy of Law. Singapore Law Watch website
Singapore protocol adds non-regulatory approach to tackle inappropriate conduct in court
Following an increase in lapses of courtesy and inappropriate conduct in court, a new protocol for providing judicial feedback was introduced on 1 September 2016. It seeks to plug the gap between taking no action and making a formal disciplinary complaint. In this article, Thio Shen Yi, Senior Counsel, President of the Law Society, explained the…
Discipline and Reinstatement Matters before the Illinois Supreme Court: A 35-Year Statistical Review
These materials were presented at the 2016 International Conference of Legal Regulators. Session title: I always feel like somebody’s watching me: reinstatement and supervision of lawyers on probation This paper is an excerpt from the 2007 Annual Report of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) Illinois statistical review
Connecticut application for reinstatement
These materials were presented at the 2016 International Conference of Legal Regulators. Session title: I always feel like somebody’s watching me: reinstatement and supervision of lawyers on probation Connecticut reinstatement application form
Canada reinstatement survey
These materials were presented at the 2016 International Conference of Legal Regulators. Session title: I always feel like somebody’s watching me: reinstatement and supervision of lawyers on probation The paper is a survey of the Canadian jurisdictions. Canada reinstatement survey
Regulatory objectives infographic
This infographic describes the regulatory objectives in Nova Scotia, Canada. Nova Scotia Regulatory Objectives
The Power of Lawyer Regulators to Increase Client and Public Protection Through Adoption of a Proactive Regulation System
This Article focuses on those who regulate U.S. lawyers. The Article argues that the lawyers who head regulatory bodies in the United States have the ability to adjust the focus of the regulator for which they work in a way that will increase client and public protection. The Article further argues that it is appropriate…
Back to the Future: Designing and Improving a System of Proactive Management-Based Regulation to Help Lawyers and Protect the Public
This is the draft of a forthcoming paper by Susan Saab Fortney in the 2016 Journal of the Professional Lawyer. It was discussed at the 2016 conference of the International Conference of Legal Regulators.