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SRA consultation on protecting the users of legal services
The SRA has launched a consultation on “Protecting the users of legal services: balancing cost and access to legal services”. While most people are happy…The Law Society of Scotland launches price transparency consultation
The Law Society of Scotland is asking the legal profession and consumer bodies for their views on price transparency for legal services. The consultation, Price…Solicitors Regulation Authority publishes research on trainee salaries
The SRA has released a new impact assessment looking at the deregulation of the prescribed SRA minimum salary for trainees. In 2014, the SRA removed the…Women at the Bar: exploring ways to promote gender equality
Following on from the Bar Standards Board 2016 ‘Women at the Bar’ survey report, the BSB has now published a second 2018 report aimed to explore…Legal Services Regulatory Authority in Ireland: seeking views on education and training
The Irish Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) invites submissions as part of a public consultation prior to a report to the Minister for Justice and…Impact evaluation of Solicitors Regulation Authority’s regulatory reform programme
The SRA has delivered significant regulatory reform to the legal market in recent years, key developments have included the introduction of: Alternative Business Structures (ABSs)…Solicitors Regulation Authority takes steps to promote innovation
Following consultation last year, the SRA Innovate initiative will continue to encourage the development of new services while ensuring proper safeguards for the public are…Update on legal and regulatory reforms in Nigeria
Back in September 2017 we reported on the Nigerian Bar Association’s legal and regulatory reform objectives. Since then a number of initiatives have been undertaken. The…D.C. Bar: eliminating admission barriers for foreign law graduates
The D.C. Bar Board of Governors has submitted proposed amendments to certain provisions of Court of Appeals Rule 46, which governs admission of non-ABA-accredited law…State Bar of California publishes 2017 Annual Discipline Report
In 2017 the State Bar and its prosecutorial arm, the Office of Chief Trial Counsel, implemented a number of comprehensive structural and process re-engineering reforms…Proposal to eliminate standardised test requirement for US law schools
The requirement that American Bar Association-approved law schools require applicants to submit a standardised law school admissions test as part of their application could soon…Singapore Academy of Law launches programme to create a vibrant ecosystem for legal tech
The Singapore Academy of Law has now formally launched its Future Law Innovation Programme (FLIP) and will work with the Singapore Management University (SMU), among others, to…Singapore: unclaimed Money Fund to fund pro bono services
Recent amendments to the Legal Profession Act, passed in Parliament on 20 March, have provided a practical solution to unclaimed client money. Currently, if a…Help for Singapore lawyers to venture overseas
Earlier this year the Ministry of Law (MinLaw), the Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc) and International Enterprise (IE) Singapore launched a new programme to help…Singapore: Collaboration to drive thought leadership in legal education policy
The Law Society of Singapore and The College of Law have committed to develop and deliver legal education and training programmes to meet the needs…Review of the National Organization of Bar Counsel’s mid-year meeting
Commencing on January 30, 2018, the National Organization of Bar Counsel (“NOBC”) convened its Mid-Year Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia. With approximately 145 regulators, ethics…