Regulatory

The Law Society has reported that it has some concerns as to how effective the Solicitors Regulation Authority's (SRA) additional powers, which came about as a result of the government's proposal to remove the statutory cap on financial penalties the SRA can impose under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, will be in tackling economic crime. 

Simon Blandy discusses the role of the regulator in increasing diversity & inclusion in the legal profession

What is tokenization & why it is becoming important today? Michael Patchett-Joyce of 36 Commercial provides a rundown of the expanding asset token economy

MLex has published a new special report entitled ‘Find your way to the future’, reviewing the regulatory trends in the rollout of electric and self-driving vehicles around the world, as well as debates and legal issues over related intellectual property and data privacy of connected cars. 

Solicitors are prime targets for those who want to wash their ‘dirty’ money, says Paul Philip

Following the introduction of the Economic Crime and Transparency Bill, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has welcomed the Bill's provisions to expand the SFO's investigative powers. 

Who polices the police and should they be given immunity from suit? Barrister and journalist Veronica Cowan poses this question in NLJ this week.

Veronica Cowan reports on a case which is creating uncertainty in police serious misconduct cases

Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC raises questions about tainted money & professional ethics

Elisabeth Davies has been re-appointed as chair of the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) for a second term of office, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced