The new SRA Standards and Regulations will allow solicitors to work in non-regulated practices, carrying the title ‘solicitor’. The handbook has been extensively re-written to provide a shorter set of rules, with less guidance and indicative behaviours. More will be left to the individual judgement of the solicitor, particularly those working alone in non-regulated practices.
Read more£44m fine for Google shows GDPR concerns are very real. Law firms should be wary of complacency in complying with data protection rules or risk coming unstuck.
Read moreBoth the SRA and CLC confirmed at the Legal Eye annual conference held earlier this month that firms have a high degree of flexibility in deciding how to implement the changes regarding price and service transparency that firms are required to make by 6th December. This leaves firms with some critical decisions to make as to how to meet the new requirements.
Read moreWe are recruiting for a Risk and Compliance Administrator, key duties of the role include (but are not limited to) the list below.
Read moreLegal Eye’s conference in Birmingham next month will feature presentations from both the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Council for Licensed Conveyancers
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