2024 is the year of the election. From India to El Salvador, half of the world’s population is due to head to the polls. The U.K. is no exception, with a general election looking likely to take place at the end of 2024, if not sooner. In the spirit of electioneering, senior practitioners at Pallas Partners explain what they would include in their election manifesto for the legal industry.

Tracey Dovaston: Regulatory Investigations

Pallas partner Tracey Dovaston. Credit: Rob Kennard.

My manifesto pledge would be to impose a statutory requirement on regulators to conclude investigations within a reasonable time.