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Issue 5 – April 2008

SRA Update brings you the latest information about the work of the Solicitors Regulation Authority. It includes important news for solicitors and other regulated individuals.

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Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test

The SRA is to review the system for qualified lawyers from outside England and Wales, and for barristers of the English Bar, who want to become solicitors in England and Wales. We are consulting on some interim measures prior to the review, and your views are welcome.
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Consultations on the future of SRA regulation following the Legal Services Act

We are running a number of consultations as we shape our future policy for regulation. These will affect firms and individuals, and this is your chance to make your views known. Three of our seven open consultations are highlighted below. For a list of all consultations on the Legal Services Act, visit www.sra.org.uk/LSA.

Information requirements from firms

What kind of information should the SRA require from firms in order to regulate most effectively? What information will enable us to target risk and yet will be proportionate?
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Changes in regulatory processes for firms and individuals

How will the current practising certificate exercise and the recognised body renewal process change to accommodate the new forms of practice and regulation enabled by the Legal Services Act?
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Client financial protection

How should we develop the SRA's client financial protection policy to accommodate legal disciplinary practices and other new regulatory arrangements under the Legal Services Act?
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Regulation road shows

Come along to meet your regulator and discuss regulation issues at a road show event. There are still some places at the London event on Wednesday, 16 April, at the Royal Institute of British Architects. These events are free and attract two CPD points—please email events@sra.org.uk.

Future road shows
  • Sheffield—Tuesday, 20 May
  • Penrith—Wednesday, 9 July
  • Cambridge—Tuesday, 16 September

Black and minority ethnic solicitors working group

Annesta Weekes QC has been appointed to chair the working party looking at disproportionate involvement of BME solicitors in some areas of the SRA's regulatory processes. Lord Herman Ouseley, former chair of the Commission for Racial Equality, will conduct an independent review of the SRA's practices, procedures and decision making.
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