by Yasmin Robinson | May 23, 2013 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is continuing to work with firms carrying out personal injury work to ensure they remain compliant with the ban on referral fees. The ban, which came into force on 1 April as part of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of...
by Yasmin Robinson | Apr 18, 2013 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has promised to come down hard on firms who fail to manage their exposure to financial risk and do no manage closure efficiently, including action against directors such as putting conditions on practicing certificates. SRA...
by Yasmin Robinson | Apr 2, 2013 | News
The seventh version of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Handbook is now in force. Changes for Version 7 include the Outcomes that deal with the ban on referral fees in personal injury cases, and the removal of rules put forward in the first phase of the Red...
by Yasmin Robinson | Apr 2, 2013 | News
A seventh version of the Handbook was published on 1st April 2013. There are three groups of changes contained in Version 7: The SRA Code of Conduct and the SRA Glossary have been amended to implement the ban on referral fees in personal injury cases set out in...
by Yasmin Robinson | Mar 25, 2013 | News
In June 2010 the Chancellor announced changes to the way that financial services will be regulated. The Financial Services Act 2012 comes into force on 1st April 2013. The Financial Services Authority will cease to exist and a new regulatory structure consisting of...