Solicitors have been asked for their views on the ban on payments to introducers for legal aid clients, as well as proposals to cut red tape. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) proposals include: simplifying compliance officer approval: removing the requirement for firms to carry out reserved legal activities; guidance on the recording of non-material breaches; and alternatives to client accounts. The SRA consultation, Improving regulation: proportionate and targeted measures, runs until 11 June.
23 April 2015
Call for views on red tape
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Anthony Collins—20 promotions
20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins
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Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London
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NEWS
The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK
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Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
Police powers targeting concealed identities at protests come with procedural conditions that could determine whether prosecutions succeed
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