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BME working party calls for written submissions
25 April 2008
A working party on the impact of SRA decisions on black and minority ethnic (BME) solicitors would like to hear from those who have had direct experience of the SRA.More news
LPC authorisation and validation panel members
23 April 2008
We are recruiting Legal Practice Course authorisation and validation panel members and chairs. The deadline for receipt of applications is 19 May 2008.
Qualified Lawyers Transfer Regulations – Review
15 April 2008
We are reviewing the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Regulations 1990. Pending the review's outcome, we are considering the introduction of new guidance for applicants, and have recently consulted on proposed interim requirements.Statement by chair of working party on impact of SRA decisions on BME solicitors
13 March 2008
Read a statement issued by Anesta Weekes QC, independent chair of a working party established to examine disproportionate representation of black and minority ethnic solicitors in regulatory decisions.Read more Statement by chair of working party on impact of SRA decisions on BME solicitors
Letterhead statement changes—grace period over
11 January 2008
Firms' letterhead, fax headings and websites should now say "regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority"—rather than "regulated by the Law Society".
Higher Courts Qualification Regulations 2000
7 December 2007
The accreditation and exemption routes to higher rights qualifications will remain available throughout 2008.Consumers think solicitors are under-regulated
4 December 2007
Consumers think solicitors are not properly regulated and don't know where to turn when things go wrong, according to research conducted for the SRA.
Work based learning proposals revised
29 October 2007
We have revised our proposals for replacing the training contract with a new "work based learning" requirement—taking into account feedback from stakeholders.
HIPs included in Code of Conduct
10 August 2007
We have amended rule 18 of the Solicitors' Code of Conduct to take account of the introduction of home information packs (HIPs) on 1 August 2007.SRA deals firmly with double-charging lawyers
25 April 2007
The SRA supports Lord Lofthouse's condemnation of those solicitors who made deductions from the compensation awarded to sick miners.
'Day one outcomes' refined
19 April 2007
Download a recast, simplified version of the proposed 'day one outcomes' expected of a solicitor on qualification.
SRA charts way forward for legal education
15 February 2007
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published a document outlining its current strategic thinking on the future of the solicitors' profession.
