Supervision

In November 2022 the SRA issued formal guidance on effective supervision to help those they regulate with supervisory responsibilities (solicitors and firms) understand their obligations and how to comply with them.  Services provided by individuals who are not regulated by the SRA are also included. The SRA have indicated that they will have regard to [...]

By |2023-12-03T21:00:03+00:00August 6th, 2023|Regulatory, Risk Management, Solicitors' Regulatory Authority|Comments Off on Supervision

Undertakings

What is an undertaking? The SRA glossary defines an undertaking as: “a statement, given orally or in writing, whether or not it includes the word “undertake” or “undertaking”, to someone who reasonably places reliance on it, that you or a third party will do something or cause something to be done, or refrain from doing [...]

By |2022-12-04T18:42:50+00:00October 1st, 2022|Regulatory, Risk Management, Solicitors' Regulatory Authority|Comments Off on Undertakings

Ongoing Competence

In July 2021, as part of its review into ongoing competence in legal services the Legal Services Board (LSB) commissioned research[1] to gauge the public’s views on: Whether the current arrangements gave sufficient confidence in ongoing competence; and If not, what range of measures would give that confidence. The research involved a panel made up [...]

By |2022-08-07T10:50:07+01:00July 30th, 2022|Bar Standards Board, Regulatory, Solicitors' Regulatory Authority|Comments Off on Ongoing Competence
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