Economic Crime Bill
Law360 (£), Inside Conveyancing and Today’s Conveyancer continue coverage of our concerns over provisions in the Economic Crime Bill to remove the £25,000 cap on fines the Solicitors Regulation Authority can impose in economic crime cases.
I. Stephanie Boyce said: “We are concerned about what the proposed additional powers could mean for our members and how effective they will be in combating economic crime.
“We strongly urge the government to consider carefully the proportionality of any further regulation, given that there has been little evidence of the effectiveness or otherwise of the most recent changes to the SRA’s fining powers.
“The proposed unlimited powers would potentially include many more serious or significant cases which currently go before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and we maintain that this should remain the case.”
Diversity and inclusion framework
The Gazette, International Employment Lawyer, Company Insight, Law360 (£) and Global Legal Post all report the launch of our diversity and inclusion (D&I) framework.
Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce said: “Our D&I framework helps workplaces drive change by supplying a proactive three-step action plan that will help our members develop and deliver a strategy that creates lasting change.”
Official opening
The Lancashire Post reports on Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce officially opening a new Advice and Resolution Centre at the University of Central Lancashire.
Also worth a read:
- Lawyers struggling to maintain work-life balance – Gazette
- Colston 4 ruling – Guardian
- Call for early review of whiplash tariff rejected – Legal Futures
- Courts chaos analysis – Times (£)