Solicitor struck off for Antisemitic Tweets – What Are The Lessons for Law Firms and Lawyers?
April 19th, 2024 by Stuart Smith
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has published its judgment in the case of Farrukh Najeeb Husain, where Mr Husain was struck off the roll after posting a series of tweets deemed to be antisemitic and offensive. In the current heightened political climate, with the ongoing conflict in Gaza and upcoming elections in the UK and USA, […]
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View our top 5 most popular Partnership and Regulatory Law content from 2023
January 11th, 2024 by Stuart Smith
In this news alert, we bring you a round up of our top 5 most popular Partnership and Regulatory Law content from 2023. What Are The Key Aspects of LLP Agreements That Firms Need to Update in the Current Climate? – Ten(-ish) Minute Talk In this Ten-(ish) Minute Talk, Managing Partner Clare Murray and Partner Zulon Begum discuss […]
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Key Takeaways: The SRA ultimately decided to intervene in Axiom Ince in order to protect clients, in the face of a £64m client account deficit The scale of the damage to the profession, including the impact on the SRA’s Compensation Fund, is still being assessed The existing rules may need to be strengthened to give […]
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How are the UK’s Regulators Addressing Sexual Misconduct in their Professions? – Webinar Recording
October 13th, 2023 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to share with you the recording of the recent webinar “How are the UK’s Regulators Addressing Sexual Misconduct in their Professions?”, in which our expert panel discuss the rules, guidance and approach to sexual misconduct taken by the Financial Authority Conduct Authority (FCA), Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and General Medical Council (GMC). […]
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How are the UK’s Regulators Addressing Sexual Misconduct in their Professions? – Webinar – 6 October 2023
September 26th, 2023 by Stuart Smith
How are the UK’s Regulators Addressing Sexual Misconduct in their Professions? – Webinar – 6 October 2023 – 9.00 am – 10.00 am
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Law firm mergers- a workshop for law firm leaders: PPA Event – 29 November 2023
September 21st, 2023 by Stuart Smith
Law firm mergers- a workshop for law firm leaders: A Professional Practices Alliance (PPA) Event – 29 November 2023 – 14.00 GMT
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Moving the ESG Needle for Law Firms – Deciding What Matters and What Can Be Achieved: PPA Webinar Recording
September 6th, 2023 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to share with you the recording of the recent Professional Practices Alliance webinar, Moving The ESG Needle For Law Firms – Deciding What Matters And What Can Be Achieved, in which our expert panel discuss how professional practices priorities are shifting regarding ESG. In this webinar, our chair Andrew Pavlovic, (CM Murray LLP), Rob Millard (Cambridge […]
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How Should Lawyers and Firms React to the SRA’s Thematic Review on Non-Disclosure Agreements?
August 23rd, 2023 by Stuart Smith
The SRA first published its Warning Notice on non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in March 2018, following concerns arising from the #metoo movement that settlement agreements containing NDAs were being used to prevent the reporting of misconduct to the relevant criminal/regulatory authorities. Approximately 5 years on, the SRA has conducted a thematic review, conducting surveys and visiting firms, […]
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Early reflections on the new SRA rules on unfair treatment and challenging behaviour – What are we seeing so far? – Ten(ish) Minute Talk
August 18th, 2023 by Stuart Smith
It has now been approximately 4 months since the SRA’s new rules on unfair treatment and challenging behaviour came into force. Having now advised on a number of these cases, it is becoming clear that the new rules, whilst undoubtedly well intentioned, are not straightforward to navigate and present a number of practical challenges for firms. […]
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New SRA Rules on Unfair Treatment and Challenging Behaviour – What Firms and Partners Need to Know – Webinar Recording
July 28th, 2023 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to share with you the recording of the recent webinar “New SRA Rules on Unfair Treatment and Challenging Behaviour – What Firms and Partners Need to Know”, in which our expert panel discuss the new SRA rules on unfair treatment and challenging behaviour. In this webinar, you can hear from guest speaker, Adam Tolley […]
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