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SRA to explore “alternative regulatory tools” to investigations

The SRA is to explore “alternative regulatory tools to formal investigations and enforcement action” as part of its new focus on pro-actively tackling risk.

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MPs call for legislation to overturn Carter-Ruck privilege ruling

MPs have called on the government to legislate so that the High Court ruling in Carter-Ruck about privilege does not stop regulators tackling money laundering.

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Former judge sets out how to do “the best job in the world”

Being a judge is “the best job in the world”, Sir Peter Coulson has told Legal Futures as he marks his retirement from the Court of Appeal with a book entitled The Practice of Judging.

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Law firms taking out more and bigger loans to fund growth

Law firms are confident in the future and ready to invest, taking out more and bigger loans, according to research from Barclays.

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From chat to Cowork: preparing your law firm for agentic AI

AI is evolving quickly. For law firms still working out how to get consistent value from the tools they already have, the conversation has moved on again to agentic AI.


Why good governance matters when managing Law Society forms

Everyday legal transactions rely on Law Society forms. But they are often treated as static templates rather than what they really are: living documents that change over time.


A letter from the SRA? Your first reaction matters

An email from the SRA has a way of rearranging a working day. It arrives in the same inbox as everything else, often in the same measured tone, yet it carries a different weight.