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Criminalise breach of referral fee ban, SRA chief says

Making breaches of the ban on referral fees a criminal offence would be the most effective enforcement method, the Solicitors Regulation Authority's chief executive has said.

Eight law firms consider future with CLC

Eight solicitors' practices are working on applications to be regulated as ABSs by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers, Solicitors Journal can reveal.

SRA not abandoning small firms

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is not abandoning smaller firms or trying to drive them out of the market, the regulator's chief executive has said.

Angry solicitor to protest outside SRA

A solicitor angry about the closure of his firm by the SRA is to protest outside the regulator's offices in Redditch later this week.

SRA apologises for mySRA 'teething problems'

Regulator to update solicitors later this month

Mix and match

Sundeep Bhatia chronicles the woes of a profession getting to grips with diversity

SRA apologises over mySRA shortcomings

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has apologised to solicitors for technical problems they have experienced using 'mySRA', the new online system for PC renewals and keeping names on the roll.

High definition

Let's hope the LSB's consultation on the scope of reserved activities brings greater clarity to this confused area, says Susanna Heley