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Scotland launches McClementi review to promote innovation and competition in legal market
Wednesday, 26 April 2017The Scottish government has launched its own version of the Clementi review by appointing a panel of non-lawyers and lawyers to examine the regulation of the profession, with a particular focus on unregulated providers and their impact on consumers.
Tags: complaints, unregulated providers
Posted in Latest news, Regulation
Let lawyers control supply of electronic legal documents, report says
Tuesday, 11 April 2017Lawyers should control the supply of “so-called standard electronic documents”, such as confidentiality deeds or contracts, a report has suggested. The report also highlighted the ethical and regulatory issues raised by artificial intelligence.
Tags: artificial intelligence, online documents, unregulated providers
Posted in Latest news, Practice Management, Regulation, Technology
Unregulated firms are the future, says high-profile struck-off solicitor as he sets one up
Monday, 1 February 2016The former chair of the Law Society’s land law and conveyancing committee, who was struck off last summer, has helped his wife set up an unregulated law firm, it has emerged. Richard Barnett, former senior partner of Southport firm Barnetts, is a consultant at Legal Heroes.
Tags: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, unregulated providers
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
Separate business rule reform will “unlock” competition and innovation in legal market
Monday, 16 February 2015The Legal Services Consumer Panel has given “qualified support” to plans by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to rewrite the separate business rule. The panel said the existing rule had “fallen into disrepute”.
Tags: Legal Services Consumer Panel, separate business rule, Solicitors Regulation Authority, unregulated providers
Posted in Consumer panel, Latest news, Legal Services Act, Regulation, Solicitors
LSB aims to present new government with “range of options” on future of regulation
Thursday, 11 December 2014Sir Michael Pitt, chairman of the Legal Services Board, said yesterday that he wanted to present the new government after next year’s general election with an agreed “range of options” for the future of regulation.
Tags: Legal Services Board, Single regulator, unregulated providers
Posted in Latest news, Legal Services Act, Legal Services Board
New Legal Ombudsman chair pushes for jurisdiction over all legal services providers
Tuesday, 22 July 2014The new chair of the Office for Legal Complaints – which oversees the Legal Ombudsman – has outlined his ambition for the service to cover unregulated providers of legal services and those offering legal advice as part of a wider package.
Tags: Legal Ombudsman, Office for Legal Complaints, unregulated providers
Posted in Latest news, Legal Ombudsman
Consumer confusion boosts case for strict controls over unreserved work
Monday, 14 March 2011New consumer research from the Solicitors Regulation Authority has strengthened the case for stringent controls of law firms and alternative business structures which seek to hive off unreserved legal work to an unregulated business.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, reserved legal activities, separate business rule, Solicitors Regulation Authority, unregulated providers
Posted in Alternative business structures, News, Solicitors
Scotland to regulate will-writers
Tuesday, 9 February 2010The case to regulate will-writers in England and Wales is likely to strengthen with moves by the Scottish Executive to introduce regulation north of the border.
Tags: Regulation, Scotland, unregulated providers
Posted in Latest news, Regulation
Survey: public thinks all will-writers are solicitors
Tuesday, 9 February 2010Two in three members of the public believe that all will-writers are trained solicitors, research by the Fellowship of Professional Willwriters and Probate Practitioners has shown.
Tags: unregulated providers
Posted in Latest news, Regulation
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GEO – the impact of AI on digital marketing for law firms
GEO represents the biggest change in online business generation that I can remember. You cannot afford to stick with the same old engine optimisation techniques.
What the law can learn from fintech’s onboarding revolution
Client onboarding has always been slow. It’s not just about the paperwork and manual workflows; it’s also about those long AML checks and verifications.
Civil enforcement – progress at last with CJC report
‘When do I get my money?’ is a question that litigators acting for successful parties are used to fielding. The value of judgments is of course in the recovery made.
