The Law Society, in collaboration with the Legal Services Board and the Ministry of Justice, is undertaking an important survey of law firms in England and Wales.
The government has agreed to delay the implementation of reforms to no win, no fee cases relating to mesothelioma victims.
NewLaw Legal has become the first Welsh practice to be licensed as an alternative business structure (ABS) and the first legal disciplinary practice to achieve such status.
We have called for the Legal Services Board to reject the SRA's decision to burden the Compensation Fund with PII cover for uninsured firms.
The SRA has announced that firms will be able to nominate compliance officers for legal practice (COLPs) and compliance officers for finance and administration (COFAs) from 31 May.
A survey of 600 Law Society members indicates that the solicitors' professional indemnity insurance (PII) market has remained relatively stable between 2010 and 2011.
The government offered further concessions this week as the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill returned to the House of Commons so that MPs could consider the eleven amendments made to the bill by peers.
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A solicitor was found not to have made false declarations on the certificate of title despite failing to disclose his financial interest in the transaction, resulting in his convictions for money laundering and mortgage fraud being overturned.
The European Commission has launched a consultation on amendments to the third money laundering directive (third directive) to address changes required by the updated Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) Standards.
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