Issue 1 – June 2007
Welcome to the first SRA Update.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is the independent body responsible for regulating the solicitors' profession in England and Wales.
We plan to send you regular, short emails with updates about our work and news that will be important to you and your practice. Email is our preferred method of communication with you. To unsubscribe from SRA Update, click here.
SRA Update will tell you about
- amendments to the Solicitors' Code of Conduct
- consultations and policy changes
- developments in education and training
- any changes to the services we offer
- events and reminders for your diary
We hope this will be useful.
Antony Townsend
Chief Executive
In this issue...
Solicitors' Code of Conduct
Are you ready for the introduction of the new Code of Conduct
on 1 July?
To familiarise yourself with the new Code, click
here.
Have you checked your notepaper?
You need to make changes to your stationery by 1 October 2007. Read
more
Rule changes
Financial changes for conveyancing solicitors
To find out if recent FSA regulations will affect you, click
here.
Referral arrangements
Are you in line with government changes to claims management companies? Read
more
Events
Our Regulation Roadshows are headed for London, Newcastle and Liverpool.
Meet
your regulator
Consultations
Solicitors acting for buyer and seller
Tell
us what you think
Revised code for insolvency practitioners
The Joint Insolvency Committee is consulting on a new ethical code. Read
more
Education and training
Minimum salary for trainees set to continue—for now
Check
the new rates
SRA enrolment deadline nears for intending LPC students
You must ensure that we have received your application for student membership
by 1 August. Read
more
Red Alert hotlines
To report confidentially your general concerns or suspicions of dishonest conduct to SRA Fraud Intelligence, please call either of our two Red Alert hotlines—0845 850 0999 or 01926 439673—or email redalert@sra.org.uk.
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