Solicitors Indemnity Fund
Today’s Conveyancer looks at our response to a Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) discussion paper on the future of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF).
Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce said: “We are pleased to see the SRA recognises that there is still a need for this type of cover to ensure consumers are protected.
“In principle, we could support an SRA-run consumer protection fund, but only if it provided the same like-for-like protection as SIF.”
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Inspirational women
Brummell magazine picks out 30 inspirational, trailblazing women for 2022 including Law Society vice president Lubna Shuja.
Clarence House redundancies
Max Winthrop, from our employment law committee, spoke to LBC (from 02:41:15) about potential redundancies at Clarence House.
Bill of Rights Bill
UK Human Rights Blog covers news the Bill of Rights Bill is set to be halted.
Law Society vice president Lubna Shuja said “the only smart way to proceed would be to go back to the advice of the independent review it [the government] commissioned.”
Unbundling
Legal Futures reports research by the Solicitors Regulation Authority on unbundling, mentioning there will be roundtables held with the Law Society and others.
Also worth a read:
- Criminal Bar and lord chancellor meeting postponed – Gazette
- Rights to protest – Independent & BBC
- Spike in firms facing financial problems – Legal Futures
- Lawyer who investigated Bill Clinton dies – Guardian