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Fees and Compensation FundJuly 21, 2019SRA confirms that they will be keeping individual practising fee levels for 2019/20 at the same level whilst compensation fund contributions are set to fall.Read More
Government announces leasehold reformsJuly 16, 2019Government responds to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee’s leasehold inquiry announcing some changes but leaving many, such as support for existing leaseholders, as yet unaddressed.Read More
Law firms getting better at customer serviceJuly 11, 2019SRA publishes data which would seem to indicate that law firms are getting better at resolving complaints and that most clients say they are happy with the quality of service they receive from firms.Read More
BSB Handbook introduces new Bar transparency rulesJuly 3, 2019BSB publishes new transparency rules in a revised edition of its Handbook. The new rules, which come into force immediately, are designed to improve the information available to the public before they engage the services of a barrister.Read More
Scotland looks at legal aid reformJune 30, 2019Scottish Government publishes consultation on legal aid reform in Scotland seeking views on how to ensure current legal aid provision meets the needs of modern Scotland and to ensure a system that is user-focused, flexible and valued as a public service.Read More
Bronwen Still emphasises wellbeingJune 14, 2019Infolegal Director Bronwen Still, a key speaker at this month's Legal Futures Regulation and Compliance Conference, addressed what law firms should be doing to ensure that they have the policies and procedures in place to avoid problems with wellbeing issues such as stress, depression and bullying.Read More
Consultation on Practising Certificate Fees 2019-20June 9, 2019Law Society and the Solicitors Regulation Authority plan to cap practising certificate fees at their 2018/2019 level of £278 for the coming year.Read More
Compensation Fund contributions set to fallJune 7, 2019Decline in the number, and complexity, of interventions allows SRA to announce fall in Compensation Fund contributions for 2019/20 to £60 for individuals and £1,150 for firms.Read More
SRA review raises anti-money laundering concernsMay 8, 2019SRA review has revealed that a significant minority of law firms are not doing enough to prevent money laundering, with some falling seriously short and many not undertaking risk assessments.Read More
New CQS Management Standards Go LiveMay 2, 2019The revised requirements of The Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) came into effect on 1st May and, in an effort to show that it is a genuine standard to which firms must adhere - as opposed to one to which lip-service only is given - will be backed up desk-based assessments and on-site visits by the Law Society.Read More