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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…Legal Services Board gives go-ahead to the first stage of reforms to how solicitors qualify
Responding to the Legal Services Board’s approval of the framework for changes to how solicitors are admitted to the profession, employers and education suppliers are…The Bar Standards Board: new consultation launched
In March, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) launched a new consultation seeking views on the final phase of the Governance Reform outlined in its 2016-19…Results from the ICLR.net member survey
Thank you to the ICLR.net members who took the time to complete the online survey asking for feedback on the ICLR.net website. The key findings…Request for input: remuneration policy
Motlatsi Barnabas Molefe, Chief Executive Officer of the Attorneys Fidelity Fund South Africa has contacted ICLR.net to request the assistance of fellow ICLR members. They are…The FATF FinTech and RegTech initiative
At the end of February 2018, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) launched the new FATF FinTech & RegTech initiative platform, to share information about…