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.
Attitudes to dishonesty by health and care professionals
This research looks at public and professional attitudes towards dishonest behaviour by health and care professionals. The researchers used qualitative methods to explore responses to a number of scenarios based on real-life cases of professional dishonesty. The research was commissioned by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA), which oversees the work of nine statutory healthcare regulators…
Trust and the market: Rethinking regulation
London, United Kingdom | 15 July 2016 In a fast-changing marketplace, how do regulators build public confidence and balance public protection with the need to support an open competitive market that provides high-quality, affordable services? Trust and the market: Rethinking regulation addresses this question. Chaired by broadcast journalist Krishnan Guru-Murthy, experts from several sectors share…
Legal services market study
In January 2016 the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) began a market study on the supply of Legal Services in England and Wales, to see whether the market is working sufficiently well in the interests of consumers. The CMA is the UK’s primary competition and consumer authority. In its statement of scope, the CMA observed:…