Regulators

Articles

Credit arrangements with clients: Here be dragons

Firms seeking to be creative about funding options for individual clients, including time to pay, may face a significant regulatory risk, warn Francesca Kaye and Elliot Elsey

Lawyers call for ban on PI cold calling

APIL campaign for total ban on nuisance calls and texts that hound the public

SRA delays SQE plans following 100 negative responses

Universities oppose controversial plans while law firms have mixed opinion

The compliance benefits of ethical behaviours

A tension lies in reconciling the appropriate ethical response with the realities and pressures of working in the modern legal industry, writes Tracey Calvert

The ten commandments 'for legal professionals

Viv Williams explores how to tackle the all-too-informal relationship between regulators and representative bodies and reduce the compliance burden put on firms

LSB gives blessing to Bar Council for ABS licensing

BSB hope to 'increase choice and provide lasting benefits for consumers'

BSB risks eroding public confidence in the Bar, say barristers

Drawing attention to potential impact of commercial pressures may create new risk, reply barristers

Bar Council: Access to justice should be enshrined in statute

Representative body calls for enhanced court fees to be removed ahead of Queen's Speech