Leading lawyers have expressed deep unease about the Law Society's continuing role in regulation and perceived attempts to influence the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), according to new research.Thirty-nine percent of City partners responding to Legal Week's Big Question survey said that the two bodies should be "100% separate" to maintain effective regulation. A further 17% believed they should only be linked providing there were "strong barriers between the two".
November 26, 2008 at 08:48 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
City partners remain uneasy about the links between the Law Society and SRA, while a clear majority believe that the regulator should have more control of its budget. Claire Ruckin reports on the results
Leading lawyers have expressed deep unease about the Law Society’s continuing role in regulation and perceived attempts to influence the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), according to new research.
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