News stories, articles and events that may be of interest to our community of legal regulators.
Hong Kong looks to tighten restrictions on Foreign Lawyers
Hong Kong has been home to the most liberalised legal market in Asia. However newly proposed rules may dictate that foreign qualified lawyers could only…Australian Legal Profession and the #MeToo Movement
Following the spread of the #MeToo movement to every industry around the globe, the Australian legal profession is taking a particular strong stand. The country’s…California continues to debate division of regulation and representation functions
The California State Bar has been investigating the potential division of regulation and representation functions over the past five years. The Governance in the Public…South Africa Divides Regulation and Representation Functions
In November 2018, South Africa promulgated its Legal Practice Act of 2014. The Act established to new statutory body that will regulate advocates and attorneys – the…Event: The Legal Services Brexit Summit – Practical Implications, Challenges and Opportunities
12 February 2019 | Cavendish Conference Centre, London This highly topical event is being jointly organised by the Law Society of England and Wales and…Event: ABA TechShow 2019
February 27 – March 2, 2019 | Chicago, Illinois The American Bar Association TechShow is where lawyers, legal professionals, and technology all come together. For three…Opinion: Law Is a Profession and an Industry – It Should Be Regulated That Way
Mark Cohen, CEO of the legal business consultancy – Legal Mosaic, weighs in on regulation of law as both a profession and an industry. Cohen argues that…SRA Report: Technology and Legal Services
Artificial intelligence (AI) will free up solicitors from lower-level work to carry out more complex tasks, a new report concludes. We have published a paper …ICLR 2019 Conference Host Announced – Law Society of Scotland
ICLR Conference 2019 Law Society of Scotland | Edinburgh 4-6 September 2019 ICLR is pleased to announce that the host organisation for the ICLR conference in…B.C. Paralegal Association supports LSBC creation of ‘licensed paralegals’
The Law Society is seeking input from the profession regarding a proposal to establish a new class of legal service professional who would hold a…Incoming Bar chair warns of “nightmare scenario” over regulation
The Bar could be “sleep walking into a nightmare scenario” where new rules mean it has no involvement with its regulator, the incoming chairman of…Regulators “must guard against misuse of lawtech”
Artificial intelligence-backed lawtech has the potential to improve access to justice but also carries a danger that automating law will be used negatively, meaning regulators…