Regulators

Articles

24 Nov 2015

Testing discretion

Saara Idelbi discusses the scope of the powers and duties of the domestic and European courts in relation to data protection, and of the bodies responsible for regulating and monitoring healthcare professionals

24 Nov 2015

Banging the legal aid, human rights, and diversity drums

Law Society president Jonathan Smithers talks to John van der Luit-Drummond about firefighting some of the most difficult issues Chancery Lane has ever had to face

18 Nov 2015

CLC chair calls for genuine free choice of regulator

There is still 'unfinished business' from implementation of the Legal Services Act

13 Nov 2015

Law Society president calls for parley between MoJ and criminal solicitors

An independent review into the 'flawed' legal aid duty contract procurement process more cost effective than mass litigation, says Jonathan Smithers

12 Nov 2015

MoJ should focus on the financial market CMCs in review, says First4Lawyers

Insurance industry told to put its house in order and take a zero-tolerance approach to challenging dubious claims

11 Nov 2015

Minimum trainee salary to improve diversity in solicitor profession

The Law Society believes trainee remuneration rates should be based on living wage and average yearly LPC repayment

6 Nov 2015

Legal bodies must do more to promote 'unsung' lawyers

Is the legal profession guilty of not showing how much pro bono it is doing, asks Matthew Rogers

3 Nov 2015

Can the FCA take on claims management companies?

Though deemed not terribly effective following the 2008 banking scandals, the financial regulator could make life difficult for CMCs, says Stuart Bushell