The Solicitors Regulation Authority has launched a consultation on regulating the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) members. The consultation comes after CILEX proposed re-delegating the regulation of its members from its current regulator, CILEX Regulation, to the SRA last year. The SRA has identified some benefits for consumers that would arise from regulating CILEX…
Legal Services Board of England and Wales publishes report into CILEX CRL dispute
The Legal Services Board of England and Wales has published its report into the disagreement between the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) and its regulator CILEX Regulation (CRL). The investigation was to determine if enforcement action was needed. Ultimately the oversight regulator decided that matter could be resolved informally. The dispute arose from CILEX’s…
CILEx, the legal executive professional body in England & Wales, seeks regulator switch
CILEX (the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives), which is recognised under the Legal Services Act 2007 as the front line regulator for legal executives is looking to switch regulators. Currently ‘specialist’ CILEx lawyers, legal executives and paralegals are regulated by CILEx Regulation (CRL), the separate regulatory arm that was established as a result of the…
CILEX and training company Pearson co-operating on the creation of new legal services ‘T-level’ in England and Wales
CILEX and Pearson begin work on the creation of a new legal services qualification, a ‘T-level’, which will sit alongside the traditional A-level. The qualification will be for students who want to enter the legal profession, particularly those interested in business administration roles within the legal sector. The qualification will lead directly into a CILEX…
Accountancy Body to Hand Designated Legal Regulatory Powers to CILEx
The Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA) in England and Wales is to withdraw from legal services regulation in a UK first. The legal activities that are exercised by its members will now be regulated in a new partnership by CILEx Regulation (CRL), the regulatory body for Chartered Legal Executives. Under the Legal Services Act 2007…