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Six-month countdown to new competence regime starts now

CPD is no longer a 'box to be ticked', explains managing partner

Struck-off solicitor sentenced for impersonating HMRC officer

One time tax expert and pornographer pleads guilty to forgery at Guildford Crown Court

Barristers predict a rise in public access work

Market liberalisation scheme is benefitting consumers, say regulators

The fight of a lifetime: Human rights in Syria

Syrian lawyer and international women's rights campaigner Laila Alodaat tells John van der Luit-Drummond how she was stripped of her right to practise in her native country, and how lawyers have been targeted by the Assad regime

SRA and SDT's dispute over disciplinary powers

Contradictions abound in the regulator's use of section 43 orders and its powers to impose fines and rebukes on solicitors' employees, writes Susanna Heley

Are we under-represented and over-regulated?

Viv Williams: The same body cannot represent and regulate your profession, but just how many regulators should be involved?

LSB: Ditch jargon, help the vulnerable, and improve trust in lawyers

Removing barriers will enable demand for legal services to be met, says regulator

The SRA should cut out the middle man of legal training

As the regulator rethinks its SQE proposals, it needs to address the costs of legal courses, says John van der Luit-Drummond