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SLCC backs need for price transparency in legal services
Support for CMA report calling for better consumer information

More price disclosure needed to boost legal market competition, CMA reports
England & Wales study concludes consumers still in the dark

Scottish firms hampered by lack of ABS options, chairman warns
Turcan Connell's Mackintosh says practices vulnerable to English takeover

Supreme Court vetoes Inner House approach to pharmacist discipline case
Post-suspension review of fitness cannot revisit original punishment

IBA to develop anti-corruption advice for lawyers in international deals
Joint task force with OECD will work on standards and practice guidance

Society takes SLCC to court over "hybrid" complaints relabelling
Two bodies at odds over way to resolve legal difficulties

Civil standard of proof predicted for English Discipline Tribunal
"Only a matter of time": Solicitors Regulation Authority

SLCC annual report reveals 12% rise in complaints
Small drop in those accepted as eligible

Faculty embarks on Quality Assurance Programme
Assessments of practising counsel aimed at upholding public confidence

Stiff penalties in Discipline Tribunal's latest misconduct cases
Suspension for accounts rules failures and heavy fine for conflict of interest

Crown rebuked for ignoring ruling in seeking warrant to search solicitors
Judge grants interim suspension where legal professional privilege in issue

Solicitor restricted in practice for divorce action failings
Tribunal awards compensation for repeatedly misleading client

Nil rate band comes into SLCC complaints levy guidance
New band to be applied where practitioner proposals upheld

SLCC "disappointed" at court ruling against hybrid complaints
Compensation potential affected as judges veto longstanding practice

Solicitors suspended for accounts rules breaches with client funds
Tribunal finds deliberate course of wrongful action over client account

Court refuses leave to appeal complaint judged "totally without merit"
SLCC fails to recover expenses despite "misguided" appeal

Solicitor struck off for catalogue of misconduct
Series of breaches in relation to various transactions included dishonesty

Society keeps up campaign to protect client confidentiality
Joint submissions as Lords begin Investigatory Powers Bill scrutiny

Solicitor's appeal fails against SLCC's admission of late complaint
No error of law or unreasonable determination on facts as known

Third party complaints feature in SLCC's latest case summaries
Delays in executry and litigation lead to compensation awards

SLCC publishes final version of strategy to 2020
Better public awareness and expectations at top of priorities

CCBE paper seeks client confidentiality surveillance safeguards
Standards set out for legislators and policymakers

Solicitors given new client communication guidance
Substantial revisions to 2005 version in effect from 1 June

SLCC finalises regulatory sanctions guidance
Statement of principles intended to assist professional bodies