In 2022 the Australian Government announced reform to Australia’s system of administrative review. The reform will abolish the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) and establish a new federal administrative review body. The key points made by the Law Council in its response include: Accessibility, independence and impartiality must underpin all aspects of the new body. The…
The Legal Services Board of England and Wales publishes new regulatory performance framework
The Legal Service Board, the oversight regulatory of England and Wales, has published a new approach to regulatory performance. This new approach invites the frontline legal regulators to take the lead on demonstrating that they are well-led and have an effective approach to regulating in the public interest. The new approach encourages regulators to continually improve…
The Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers United States recommends lawyers be permitted to practice in any state
The Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL), a group of 400 lawyers who advise on ethics matters, has recommended that lawyers admitted to a US jurisdiction be able to practice across any state. The Association suggests the ABA Model Rule 5.5, which was adopted in 2002 to prohibit lawyers from practicing in jurisdictions they had…