Legal profession set on collision course with government over independent regulation (LF)
The government should return regulation to the legal profession’s representative bodies, rather than introduce full separation, the Law Society has said.
Help firms switch regulator by scrapping run-off rules, CILEx Regulation tells LSB (LF)
Law firms that switch regulator should not be forced to buy six years of run-off insurance cover, CILEx Regulation has argued in a report for the Legal Services Board.
Money laundering awareness campaign kicks off (LSG)
A joint campaign by the Home Office and organisations including the Law Society which aims to raise professionals’ awareness of the warning signs of money laundering went live yesterday.