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20 Jan 2012

File-sharing action lawyer suspended for two years

Andrew Crossley, the sole-practitioner who sent hundreds of letters to web users accusing them of illegal file sharing, has been suspended for two years by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.

16 Jan 2012

Minimum salary for trainees has no justification, SRA says

Young lawyers warn of 'exploitation' if trainee minimum wage is scrapped

16 Jan 2012

Filling the COFAs

Time will soon run out for firms taking a lax approach to the appointment of compliance officers, warns Martin Varley

11 Jan 2012

SRA calls for abolition of minimum salary for trainees

The SRA has backed abolition of the minimum salary for trainee solicitors and suggested that they could instead be paid the national minimum wage.

10 Jan 2012

MySRA hit by yet more delays

The deadline for solicitors renewing their PCs has slipped further, as the SRA published plans for a phased process, lasting until the end of February.

9 Jan 2012

The famous 34

Thirty four organisations had applied to become alternative business structure by the end of the first week the SRA started operating as a licensing authority. We have a crack at identifying them, blending hard information and educated guesswork

9 Jan 2012

Known unknowns

All we know about alternative business structures is that they can take an infinite number of shapes, so is the Solicitors Regulation Authority really equipped to take on the role of frontline regulator? Definitely, head of the ABS team Ann Morgan tells Jean-Yves Gilg

4 Jan 2012

SRA unveils 'flexible' ABS application process

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has unveiled the two-stage application process to be followed by organisations seeking authorisation to trade as alternative business structures.