SRA concedes defeat on PII cover reductions this year (LSG)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority confirmed today that it will not be able to reduce the minimum terms of indemnity insurance cover in time for most firms to renew this year.
LSB Issues Notice re PII – Decision Period Extended
The effect of this notice is that the SRA has been invited to provide further information to the LSB to support the application and to further extend the time (August […]
Local authority ABSs “will improve access to justice” (LF)
Alternative business structures (ABSs) set up by local authorities should improve access to justice without threatening private practice law firms, according to the lawyers who advised on the first two […]
Is depression the last taboo for law firms? (LSG)
Lawyers suffering from depression often don’t want to talk about it. But the profession needs to do more.
Super-regulator approves PC fee cut (LSG)
The Legal Services Board has called on legal sector regulators to provide more transparency regarding how the practising certificate fee is spent.