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FCA proposes extension of senior managers regime
Adrian Crawford
11 July 2017
Dishonesty versus a want of integrity rears its head again
Williams and Solicitors Regulation Authority [2017] EWHC 1478 (Admin)
13 April 2017
Lack of Integrity – Has it just been abolished?
A couple of weeks ago I posted a blog [link] that started with the now fateful words: “Newell-Austin v SRA [2017] EWHC 411 (Admin) is the latest case to deal with the question of what is lack of integrity and may finally put to rest the issues around the meaning of the phrase.”
30 March 2017
The Great Repeal Bill and the regulation of law firms
We are still a long way from the finish line but at least with the publication of the Great Repeal Bill: White Paper (“the White Paper”) we have some clarity about the future course of UK domestic law. This blog by Iain Miller is directed at the position in relation to the regulation of law firms.
8 March 2017
What is lack of integrity?
Newell-Austin v SRA [2017] EWHC 411 (Admin) is the latest case to deal with the question of what is lack of integrity and may finally put to rest the issues around the meaning of the phrase.
15 February 2017
Solicitors acting as McKenzie Friends and unbundling legal services – a cautionary tale
On 9th February the Divisional Court handed down judgment in Ballard v SRA [2017] EWHC 164 (Admin) on an appeal from a decision of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. The appeal represent one of the so far few cases that deals with those solicitors providing unbundled legal services or acting as McKenzie friends.