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ICLR 2017 – Panel: “Overcoming Stigma”
A synopsis of panel session 4, which takes place on 5 October at ICLR Singapore, kindly provided by the session’s moderator, Tracy Kepler. Conference materials…Profile of a regulator: Roscoe Banks
Roscoe Banks – Qatar Financial Centre Authority (“QFCA”) Role: Legal Director Background: Attorney, Webber Wentzel Bowens, Johannesburg; Solicitor, Harbottle & Lewis, London; Senior Legal Counsel, Shell…D.C. Bar Global Legal Practice Task Force: comments invited
The D.C. Bar Global Legal Practice Task Force is soliciting public comment on its report and recommendations to amend certain provisions of D.C. Court of…ICLR 2017 – Panel: “Risk Based Approach to Regulation”
A synopsis of panel session 8, which takes place on 6 October at ICLR Singapore, kindly provided by the session’s moderator, Victoria Rees. Conference materials…Focus on Ireland: Legal Services Act 2015 Briefing
Background to the Act In Ireland the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 has been enacted primarily to establish a new Legal Services Regulatory Authority for…Event: NOBC 2017 Annual Meeting
Join the National Organisation of Bar Counsel (NOBC) in New York on 9-12 August 2017 for its Annual Meeting. You’ll get the opportunity to meet and…Legal technology and regulation
The month of May saw two technology and legal regulation issues come to light in the US. Cyber security and client communications The changing technological…Profile of a regulator: Gene Shipp Jr.
Wallace E. “Gene” Shipp Jr. is retiring as head of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel for the District of Columbia after nearly 37 years of…A review of the ABA’s National Conference on Professional Responsibility
From May 31 through June 2, 2017, the American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility held its 43rd ABA National Conference on Professional Responsibility. The…Recognition of qualified lawyers: an SRA consultation
On 12 April 2017, the SRA Board took the decision to introduce a common assessment, the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). The SQE is designed to…Illinois becomes first US State to adopt proactive management based regulation
The Illinois Supreme Court has announced today the adoption of certain new rules governing the legal profession in Illinois. The changes are intended to help…SRA Innovate
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in England and Wales has a policy of encouraging providers to communicate their service innovations so the regulator and providers…Hong Kong Law Society to introduce common entrance exam
Hong Kong Law Society has proposed that from 2021 onwards, lawyers in Hong Kong will be required to sit and pass a ‘Common Entrance Examination’…Proactive management based regulation in Colorado USA
A subcommittee of the Colorado Supreme Court Advisory Committee is exploring Proactive Management-Based Regulation (PMBR), a programme designed to promote ethical law practice by assisting lawyers…Singapore sets up new entity regulator
The Singapore Ministry of Law has set up a new entity regulator, the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, to regulate domestic and international legal practices. More…Australia’s uniform framework for a common legal services market
marketThe Legal Profession Uniform Framework is designed to be applied by any Australian State or Territory to establish a common legal services market. New South…