https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/sra-standards-and-regulations-2019KohanaPHPAndrew Sandersonhttps://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/workplace-risk-assessments-understanding-legal-duties-under-the-management-of-health-and-safety-at-work-regulations-1999Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0100Ensuring the safety and health of employees is a cornerstone of responsible business practice in the UK. At the heart of this responsibility lies the legal requirement to carry out workplace risk assessments—a duty enshrined in the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSWR). This article sets out the legal framework surrounding risk assessments, outlines practical steps for compliance, and includes expert insights from Andrew Sanderson of Kingsley Napley and Craig Lydiate of Eighty20 Risk Systems.https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/workplace-risk-assessments-understanding-legal-duties-under-the-management-of-health-and-safety-at-work-regulations-1999Jessica Clayhttps://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/the-sra-standards-and-regulations-a-year-onMon, 30 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000It has been a year since the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) launched its Standards and Regulations (StaRs) and even longer since the revised Enforcement Strategy was rolled out.  This time last year, we produced a series of blogs relating to launch of the StaRs and provided our views on what we thought you needed to know.https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/the-sra-standards-and-regulations-a-year-onLegal Services Regulation Teamhttps://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/stars-time-to-prioritise-but-not-to-panicThu, 21 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000The introduction of the SRA Standards and Regulations (StaRs) on 25 November 2019 brings with it a number of changes to the legal regulatory landscape, as set out by my colleagues in previous blogs in this series. Change is not always something we welcome with open arms, especially when busy workloads leave little time for us to take stock. This, however, is a real opportunity to do just that; review your firm’s current systems, processes and approach to complying with its regulatory obligations, and reflect on your own practice, and improve these for the better.https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/stars-time-to-prioritise-but-not-to-panicJulie Norrishttps://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/stars-the-new-freelance-solicitor-practical-aspects-and-our-predictionsWed, 20 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000The SRA Standards and Regulations (StaRs) were over four years in the making and whilst many of the changes they introduced are more noticeable in form, rather than in (any new) substance, the same cannot be said for the provisions which widen the legal market by liberalising the ways in which solicitors can practise.  One such notable change is the widening of the scope within which solicitors can practise on their own and the creation of a new type of solicitor: the ‘SRA-regulated independent solicitor’ (or, ‘freelancer’).https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/stars-the-new-freelance-solicitor-practical-aspects-and-our-predictionsJulie Mathesonhttps://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/the-new-solicitors-accounts-rules-what-has-changedWed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000This edition of our series of blogs on the new Standards and Regulations looks at the key changes to the Solicitors’ Accounts Rules.  https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/the-new-solicitors-accounts-rules-what-has-changedShannett Thompsonhttps://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/stars-stand-up-and-be-accountableFri, 08 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000In this blog in our series about the new SRA Standards and Regulations (StaRs), Shannett Thompson blogs about accountability - including the need to exercise judgement independently, be prepared to be held accountable for the way in which it is exercised; and ensure it is documented.https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/stars-stand-up-and-be-accountableIain Miller and Jessica Clayhttps://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/stars-reporting-concerns-understanding-your-obligationsTue, 05 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000In the second blog in this series, we referred to the cooperating and reporting obligations in the new Codes of Conduct being notably different, when compared to corresponding provisions in the 2011 Code of Conduct and to other rules and regulations in the 2011 Handbook. https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/stars-reporting-concerns-understanding-your-obligationsGuest Authorhttps://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/ethics-and-whats-expected-of-youThu, 31 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000It’s not the SRA that protects the public from rogue solicitors and law firms. It is the ethical choices underpinning the millions of decisions made by lawyers every day when no one is looking. Ethics is personal and while the SRA can set standards, guide conduct and provide the right framework and enforce robustly, it cannot watch over everyone all the time. Nor should it.https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/ethics-and-whats-expected-of-youJulie Norrishttps://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/sra-and-the-regulation-of-your-personal-lifeMon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000The new scheme heralds a sharper focus by the SRA on declaring and upholding proper standards in the private lives of those within its regulatory reach.https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/sra-and-the-regulation-of-your-personal-lifeJessica Clay and Iain Millerhttps://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/understanding-the-new-sra-principles-and-code-the-long-readThu, 24 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0100In November 2015, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) published its position paper “Looking to the Future”, through which it committed to a phased review of the SRA Handbook and its overall approach to regulation. It was also at this stage that a new regulatory model, with two distinct strands, was first proposed.  This model sought, on the one hand, to regulate individuals through education and entry standards, on-going competence and ethical behaviours. On the other hand, it sought to regulate firms, with emphasis being on their systems and controls. https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/understanding-the-new-sra-principles-and-code-the-long-readIain Miller and Jessica Clayhttps://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/reach-for-the-starsTue, 22 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0100Are we nearly there yet? As most in the legal profession are now aware, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will be launching its new set of Standards and Regulations (known now by many as the “StaRs”) on 25 November 2019.  The StaRs could herald a new era in legal regulation in which there will be a distinct shift in focus, both in terms of what the SRA considers to be its priorities as a regulator (of both individuals and firms), and in what the SRA expects of those it regulates.https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/legal-services-regulation-blog/reach-for-the-stars