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Solicitors Regulation Authority updates guidance on wellbeing at work

Guidance designed to help law firms understand the rules on health and wellbeing

Tech companies submit draft plan on detecting unwanted location trackers

The draft plan is open to feedback from interested parties

SJ Interview: Anthony Armitage

In this interview, Anthony explains his experiences at the SRA, how effective regulation works, methods and premises for imposing sanctions and ways regulatory control could improve

Legal Services Board issues call for evidence on misuse of NDAs and the role of lawyers

The inquiry will also consider how regulation might better support lawyers

Government introduces legislation to combat disruptive slow walking protest tactics

Police will be given the power to intervene when slow marching used to block roads

Government extends legal aid for those seeking special guardianship orders

Extended family members taking on vulnerable children to receive better support

OPBAS report on legal and accountancy professional body supervisors

Reform needed to improve the standards of supervision concerning AML

Committee finds BEIS continues to make slow progress on counter fraud activities

Department said to be writing off funds lost to fraud and error in covid-19 schemes