by Yasmin Robinson | Sep 10, 2015 | News
Solicitors should be able to carry out certain consumer credit activities under SRA authorisation as long as their activities are central to the legal services they provide, the SRA Board has agreed. The Board approved the move at its meeting yesterday (Wednesday...
by Yasmin Robinson | Sep 10, 2015 | News
A raft of changes that will further cut red tape and provide new ways of becoming a solicitor has been approved by the SRA Board. The changes focus on eight separate areas of the Handbook. They will reduce duplication in administration for many, and improve...
by Yasmin Robinson | Sep 1, 2015 | News
Under the EU directive on Alternative Dispute Resolution Regulations (ADR) which came into force on 9th July 2015, the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) had applied to become a certified entity under the directive. This would have meant that the Ombudsman’s scheme rules would...