Nicola Laver

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Nicola Laver is editor of Solicitors Journal and a non-practising solicitor

5 Jan 2021

Money-laundering: register by Sunday or stop tax advice work

Firms and freelance solicitors have until Sunday 10 January to check whether any of their tax advice work falls within the new definition for money-laundering purposes

30 Dec 2020

Solicitor motivated by financial gain struck off

A solicitor with a long, unblemished career, was struck off for regulatory breaches motivated by financial gain

29 Dec 2020

Post-Brexit trade deal: limited rights for lawyers are better than none

UK solicitors and barristers will, as New Year dawns, still be able to advise EU clients on UK and public international law

23 Dec 2020

Beckwith: SRA's credibility questioned following chair's statement

Solicitors have accused the SRA of arrogance and questioned its credibility following its response to the Beckwith appeal.

22 Dec 2020

Legal regulators must improve

The legal super-regulator has challenged the UK's legal regulators to drive up performance and improve governance, even though improvements have already been made

21 Dec 2020

Operating in France? LLPs can carry on, but fundamental issues remain

UK LLP law firms operating in France do not need to withdraw when transition period ends, but agreement does not address 'fundamental issues'

18 Dec 2020

Unregulated providers: growing risk of consumer harm

The Law Society has warned of the risk of consumer harm in the unregulated sector

17 Dec 2020

CMA repeats call for regulatory reform

The UK's competition regulator has called for 'wholesale reform' of the Legal Services Act but found positive developments on transparency

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