22 July 2021
This is the second year we have published this information, and we will continue to annually report on these findings.
14 December 2020
Authorisation is the key point at which we make sure individuals and businesses meet the high professional standards we and the public expect when they enter the profession.
14 December 2020
Upholding Professional Standards review looks at the key themes in our work.
14 December 2020
We take our commitment to supporting equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) very seriously.
14 December 2020
If we know that people are at risk of receiving legal services from a dishonest solicitor, or it is, for some other reason, necessary to protect the interests of clients, we can take action and close down a firm or a solicitor's practice. We call this an intervention.
14 December 2020
We set the education and training standards for solicitors to make sure the people we allow into the profession are competent. This is so that people who use legal services get a proper standard of service from their solicitor.
14 December 2020
Money laundering is when criminals 'clean' the proceeds (the financial gains) of crime. Criminals transform proceeds into assets, such as houses or companies, or other seemingly legitimate funds, for example, money in a bank account. In some cases, laundered money is used to fund terrorism.
14 December 2020
Feedback on last year's Annual Review indicated that people were looking for more concise and targeted information on the areas of our work they were most interested in.
1 December 2020
The primary object of the Compensation Fund (the Fund) is to replace money which a defaulting practitioner or a defaulting practitioner's employee or manager has misappropriated or otherwise failed to account for.
2 December 2019
The primary object of the Compensation Fund (the Fund) is to replace money which a defaulting practitioner or a defaulting practitioner's employee or manager has misappropriated or otherwise failed to account for.
