Regulatory

The case of Caster Semenya highlights the disadvantages faced by athletes under mandatory sports arbitration systems: Dr Estelle Ivanova sets out the need for greater oversight

In Semenya v Switzerland, the European Court of Human Rights found that Switzerland violated Caster Semenya’s right to a fair hearing by failing to rigorously review a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling that upheld discriminatory testosterone regulations. Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines the ruling, in which the court criticised the structural imbalance in international sports arbitration where athletes face mandatory arbitration under rules set by powerful governing bodies, in this week's NLJ

Dan Moore, Richard Ellis & Jack Sears provide a guide for insolvency practitioners

Dan Moore, Richard Ellis and Jack Sears of Charles Russell Speechlys offer a vital guide for insolvency practitioners (IPs) navigating the UK’s financial services regulatory maze, in this week's NLJ

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has proposed ‘unnecessary’ reforms to complaints-handling that would duplicate work already covered by the Legal Ombudsman, the Law Society has warned

Former chair of CILEX Professor Christopher Bones has been appointed chair of the Bar Standards Board, replacing Kathryn Stone

Unregulated sperm donation is turning the dream of parenthood into a legal and medical minefield, Aysel Akhundova of Dawson Cornwell warns in NLJ this week

Unregulated practice risks turning the dream of parenthood into a legal nightmare: Aysel Akhundova sets out the far-reaching & costly consequences

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has clarified that serious bullying and harassment in financial firms amounts to misconduct, and will extend this to about 37,000 other regulated firms next September

The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) is piloting a first-tier complaint handling model for all legal professionals ‘to help raise the baseline’