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SRA allowed more access to documents in Post Office scandal

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is set to be allowed access to every document related to the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry. This means that the regulator can set to work on its own investigations on the scandal, considered one of the biggest miscarriages of...

Non-practising solicitors could pay up to £40 annually in £2.4 million plans

Plans that would require non-practising solicitors to complete and pay for an annual application to say 'on the roll' are being negotiated. The Solicitors Regulation Authority is consulting on plans that would bring them an extra £2.4 million, requiring lawyers, whether retired or working in-house...

Calls to change ‘cumbersome’ email service in civil proceedings

A petition has rallied changes to be made to making emails the default method of service for all civil proceedings. The dispute resolution committee of Birmingham Law Society, which launched the petition, said the current rules were inefficient and costly, demanding them to end. Chair Tobias...

New research to identify which factors affect access to justice

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is launching a study into gaps in access to justice. The organisation has commissioned the research, which runs until Autumn, to find out if gaps in provision have any impact on different groups of consumers and whether factors like ethnicity affect...