https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/regulatory-blog/spotlight-series-insights-into-legal-services-regulation-in-2021KohanaPHPJulie Norris and Jessica Clayhttps://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/regulatory-blog/ethical-imperativesSun, 06 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100Julie Norris and Jessica Clay consider SRA entity regulation and the imperative to create an ethical (ergo, compliant) legal workplace.https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/regulatory-blog/ethical-imperativesGuest Authorhttps://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/regulatory-blog/all-well-and-goodSun, 06 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100The pandemic has highlighted the importance of good mental health and resilience both in and out of the office. Bronwen Still and Lucinda Soon consider your obligationshttps://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/regulatory-blog/all-well-and-goodIain Miller and Julie Norrishttps://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/regulatory-blog/more-clarity-needed-from-the-sra-on-boundaries-concerning-sexual-misconduct-and-harassment-in-law-firmsThu, 25 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000The solicitors’ watchdog is right to take charge of misconduct cases but it needs firmer guidance to succeed https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/regulatory-blog/more-clarity-needed-from-the-sra-on-boundaries-concerning-sexual-misconduct-and-harassment-in-law-firmsJulie Mathesonhttps://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/regulatory-blog/beckwith-v-sra-are-there-implications-for-the-regulation-of-professional-accountants-who-face-sexual-misconduct-allegationsThu, 21 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000In our fourth blog in our series on Beckwith v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2020] EWHC 3231 (Admin), we turn our attention to consider what impact, if any, this landmark decision might have on the regulation of professional accountants. While the case turned on some very specific features relating to the regulation of solicitors as contained in the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) Principles and Code of conduct, some parts of the judgment may have more general application.https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/regulatory-blog/beckwith-v-sra-are-there-implications-for-the-regulation-of-professional-accountants-who-face-sexual-misconduct-allegationsJessica Clayhttps://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/regulatory-blog/post-beckwith-where-to-now-for-sexual-misconduct-casesWed, 20 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000In the two years preceding Ryan Beckwith’s appeal to the High Court, the SRA pursued a handful of other sexual misconduct cases before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (Tribunal). These cases are varied and fact-specific and include sexual misconduct in and relating to the workplace and conduct outside of work.https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/regulatory-blog/post-beckwith-where-to-now-for-sexual-misconduct-casesJulie Norrishttps://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/regulatory-blog/where-have-we-reached-on-costs-in-proceedings-before-the-solicitors-disciplinary-tribunal-post-beckwithTue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000Regulatory investigations across all sectors are increasing in complexity, with a corresponding increase in the size of the cost applications made by regulators upon successful prosecution. For solicitors facing investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (‘SRA’), the costs associated with prosecutions before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (‘SDT’) have made the headlines recently for their size. In Beckwith, for example, the Divisional Court referred to the SRA’s costs of c.£340,000 as “alarming.”https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/regulatory-blog/where-have-we-reached-on-costs-in-proceedings-before-the-solicitors-disciplinary-tribunal-post-beckwithIain Millerhttps://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/regulatory-blog/beckwith-v-sra-an-analysis-of-the-courts-landmark-decisionMon, 18 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000The decision of the Divisional Court in Beckwith v SRA [2020] EWHC 3231 (Admin) has attracted extensive press attention as it is the first SRA case involving allegations of sexual misconduct that are not based on criminal conviction to reach the High Court.  In high level terms the Court found that sexual misconduct cases should be confined to cases that clearly engage the SRA’s Code of Conduct and expressed the view that there were limits on how far a regulator should take action in relation to matters of private life.https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/regulatory-blog/beckwith-v-sra-an-analysis-of-the-courts-landmark-decision