SRA Board to decide the future regulation of CILEX members

The Board of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will this week decide whether to proceed with proposals for the SRA to regulate authorised and non-authorised members of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX). Law Society of England and Wales chief executive officer Ian Jeffery said that they await the SRA Board’s decision in expectation […]
Money Laundering Regulations should not place disproportionate obligations on the legal profession

The Law Society have said that HM Treasury should ensure that changes to the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) should not place disproportionate and unnecessary obligations on the legal profession. In response to a consultation on the effectiveness of the MLRs, the Law Society’s key concerns are: Any reforms to the MLRs should not place disproportionate […]