SRA denies abuse of process to discipline fraud victim (LSG)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has rejected pleas that it would be an abuse of process to prosecute a solicitor who has already been successfully pursued in the High Court.
Stamp duty surcharge rakes in twice as much revenue as expected (PIE)
The government has admitted that the three per cent stamp duty surcharge has raked in twice as much as expected.
Clients are drawn to the advice more than the adviser, says Susskind (LF)
The days of lawyers as trusted advisers are numbered because their a reliable outcome to their issue is more important to clients than a relationship with their lawyer, Professor Richard […]
SRA decision to hold board meetings in private “may breach Legal Services Act” (LF)
The decision by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to close its meetings to public and press scrutiny appears to be contrary to its obligations under the Legal Services Act 2007 (LSA), […]