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SRA investigating nine criminal law firms over failures in advice to asylum seekers
Tuesday, 26 August 2014The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is investigating nine criminal law firms over failures in advice to asylum seekers, it has emerged. The Criminal Cases Review Commission submitted a confidential report to the regulator earlier this year after the convictions of 19 asylum seekers were overturned on appeal.
Tags: asylum, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Latest news, Solicitors
SRA to investigate asylum advice after judges overturn convictions
Thursday, 14 August 2014The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to investigate the quality of legal advice provided to asylum seekers, in part because of concerns expressed by the Criminal Cases Review Commission, it has emerged.
Tags: asylum, immigration, Legal Services Board, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
The legal lot of the asylum seeker: complex system, hard-to-find lawyers and “sloppy” advice
Wednesday, 17 October 2012Vulnerable asylum seekers are at risk of “serious detriment” from a complex asylum process and potentially “sloppy” work by immigration advisers, according to the Legal Services Consumer Panel.
Tags: asylum, immigration, Legal Services Consumer Panel
Posted in Barristers, Consumer panel, Latest news, Legal Executives, Solicitors
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The COLP and management 12 days of Christmas checklist
Leading up to Christmas this year, it might be a quieter time to reflect on trends, issues and regulation, and how they might impact your firm.
The next wave of AI: what’s really coming in 2025
The most exciting battle in artificial intelligence isn’t unfolding in corporate labs; it’s happening in the open-source community.
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