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Training up: getting a head start on the new regulatory rulebook

Firms looking to demonstrate early compliance with the forthcoming SRA Standards and Regulations could do worse than review their training and supervision programmes, says Susanna Heley

King no more: dealing with unethical client requests

Agreeing to drafting a contract clause that you believe might be unethical could put you in breach of your regulatory obligations, warns Mena Ruparel

Strangely familiar: the old and the new combine in the recently approved handbook

The 2019 SRA handbook takes us further down the road opened by its predecessor, but there are also new markers you need to prepare for, says Tracey Calvert

LSB eases pressure on Law Society over governance rules – for now

SRA uses opportunity of super-regulator investigation to renew push for complete independence

CILEx to seek complete independence for regulator

Response to internal governance rules' consultation in tune with Legal Services Board strategy to secure full independence for regulators

Legal services buyers facing 'web of inconsistencies'

Consumer champion urges LSB to press regulators for full compliance with disciplinary record requirements

Collision course: Future-proofing your personal injury business

The latest set of law reforms about to hit the personal injury market will be particularly hard on the low-value RTA sector. Rachel Rothwell considers what firms should be doing to prepare

Hidden dangers

The SRA's new handbook may be leaner but the move towards more outcomes-based regulation could bring further uncertainty for solicitors and confusion for the public. Jean-Yves Gilg reports