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American Bar Association propose amendments to Model Rules of Professional Conduct
The Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility and Committee on Professional Regulation has produced a third discussion draft of possible amendments to the Model Rules…The Victoria Legal Services Board in Australia has published its Gender Equality Action Plan 2022-2025
The Victoria Legal Services Board has published its Gender Equality Action Plan 2022-2025, with a view to challenging gender inequality within the organisation. The key…HM Treasury releases Anti-money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism: Supervision Report 2020-2022
HM Treasury has released a report : Anti-money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism: Supervision 2020-2022. The report, which was published in December 2022,…The Legal Services Board of England and Wales has published its annual assessment of performance of the legal regulators it oversees
The Legal Services Board of England & Wales has published its annual performance assessment of the eight legal regulators it oversees. Each regulatory body regulates…The New Zealand Law Society publishes its Regulatory Strategy 2022-2025 ‘Navigating the Future’
The strategy aligns with the findings and decisions from the Independent Review of the statutory framework for lawyers, which has been commissioned to examine the…The Scottish Government publishes its official remarks in response to reforms on legal regulation
The Scottish government plans to bring forward legislation to reform and update the regulation of legal services in Scotland. The proposed legislation comes on the…Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales issues financial sanctions guidance
The focus on how UK businesses interact with those connected to certain countries and organisations – and the Government’s sanctions regime – has increased since…Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales warns about involvement in SLAPPs
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued a warning notice to the 200,000 solicitors it regulates about the use of abusive litigation aimed at silencing…The Legal Services Consumer Panel in England and Wales has found ethnic minority clients feel they are not listened to by lawyers
New qualitative research commissioned by the Legal Services Consumer Panel of England and Wales highlights that ethnic minority consumers have lower levels of satisfaction with…Board of Trustees approve options for California Supreme Court to review to extend the Provisional Licensure Programme
With the successful Provisional Licensure program due to come to an end on 31st December 2022, The California State Bar of trustees has approved 3…The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System publishes new Allied Legal Professionals report
IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, announced today that it released its new Allied Legal…The 2022 Law School Survey for Student Engagement finds female students more likely to participate in online law school courses
The Law School Survey for Student Engagement has found female students and students who do not identify with their gender assigned at birth are more likely…Study published into the wellness of Canadian legal professionals
The National Study on the Psychological Health Determinants of Legal Professionals in Canada has been published. The research was undertaken by a research team at the…Law Society of Scotland to introduce new anti-money laundering attestation process
The Law Society of Scotland’s Anti-money Laundering team has launched a new supervisory attestation process. This new process is set to reach practices which do…The EU Anti-money Laundering Authority will be coming into force in 2023
A comprehensively updated EU anti-money laundering policy is set to establish the EU Anti-money Laundering Authority (AMLA) as part of its plan to tighten controls…The Legal Services Board of England and Wales publishes new regulatory performance framework
The Legal Service Board, the oversight regulatory of England and Wales, has published a new approach to regulatory performance. This new approach invites the frontline legal…