Cyber Essentials – What’s Changing?
Webinar: Cyber Essentials vs Cyber Essentials PLUS Date: Tuesday 4th February 2020 Time: 10am __________________ From April 2020 the IASME Consortium will take over the full responsibility for Cyber Essentials delivery. Why is this relevant to you? The legal sector is under attack. In the first 6 months of 2019, law firms reported a loss of £731,250 of […]
Solicitors Regulation Authority – Recent Round Table Discussion.
An overview by Martin Langan… The SRA held a group discussion on 16th January 2020 to consider the Regulator’s priorities over the next few years, alongside their corporate strategy. Along with a sharp focus on high professional standards, they are looking at doing more to work with others to address complex, cross-sector problems of consumer […]
LSB Launch Legal Professional Competency Consultation
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has launched a call for evidence to examine how regulators should ensure the law firms and the legal service providers they regulate remain competent and up to date with changes to the legal sector. The LSB is looking for respondents to consider four main themes when making their comments. Firstly, […]
Council Fails To Meet Dementia Patient’s Social Care Needs
A Council has been found to be in breach of the Care Act after failing to meet the care needs of a woman who had advanced dementia. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found that Havering Council failed to allocate appropriate care which led to the woman having to cover the shortfall with her […]