The Legal Services Board approved the SRA's COLP and COFA separation rules on 31 July 2026, together with annual accountants' reports for every firm that holds client money.
The SRA and Law Society have applied to the LSB to collect £224m for 2026/27, lifting the individual practising certificate fee 17% from £326 to £382 pending approval.
The Upper Tribunal warns uploading confidential documents to open-source AI tools waives privilege, three solicitors win £75,000 Innovate UK awards, and an Odgers report examines why lawyers rarely…
A single legal regulator should replace the eight approved regulators in England and Wales, according to a position paper from the Legal Services Consumer Panel published on 16…
The practice direction changes in the 196th Update that went unreported, the CJC review of track limits, and its signal that professionally drafted documents will not need AI…
The SRA portion of the practising certificate fee rises from £190 to £240 for 2026/27. With compensation fund contributions, the SRA element of October renewal moves from £260…
The Legal Services Board's final report finds regulators missed opportunities to resolve conflicting readings of the Legal Services Act before Mazur, but takes no enforcement action against any…