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Posted on 29 November 2023

The latest results for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) assessments have been released with the overall pass rate of the summer 2023 sittings of SQE2 at 79% – up 2% compared to the April/May 2023 sittings.

SQE1 pass rates rebound from previous record low

Posted on 01 April 2026

Just over half of candidates who sat the first stage of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE1) in January 2026 passed, according to new figures released by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The regulator’s statistical report, published yesterday, confirmed an overall pass rate of 53%, marking an improvement from last summer’s record low rate of 41%.

SQE1 pass rates rebound from record low

Posted on 08 April 2025

Last week, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced the results for the January 2025 sitting of part one of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), revealing a pass rate of 56%. This marks a slight recovery from last summer's record low pass rate of 44%, aligning the current pass rate with that of January 2024.

SQE1 results: pass rates revealed as diversity gap remains

Posted on 24 January 2022

In November 2021, 1090 candidates, including 27 solicitor apprentices, took the first-ever Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) – SQE1. The candidates received their results on Friday last week and the Solicitors Regulation Authority has revealed an overall pass rate of 53%.

SQE1 results: “landmark day in legal education”

Posted on 20 January 2022

Thursday 20 January 2022 is the first results day for part one of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE). Candidates who sat SQE1 in November 2021 received their results at 3:00pm today via their SQE candidate accounts.

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Squire Patton Boggs strengthens London bankruptcy practice

Posted on 13 September 2022

US firm Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP has reinforced its London bankruptcy team in anticipation of the cost-of-living crisis.

SRA abandons minimum trainee salary

Posted on 17 May 2012

The SRA Board has decided that as of 1 August 2014, firms will no longer be obliged to pay trainees a minimum salary that is set by the SRA.

SRA addresses concerns on training reforms, saying they will not be the end of the training contract

Posted on 01 April 2016

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has announced that it will reconsider the scope of its proposed training reforms, which could have seen the traditional training contract - or “period of workplace training” - abolished.

SRA advances deregulation agenda despite Law Society objections

Posted on 30 April 2014

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has confirmed that it plans to push for deregulation of training for solicitors, despite concerns raised by the Law Society.

SRA and CILEx sign up to Trailblazer scheme to standardise legal apprenticeships

Posted on 05 March 2014

The Solicitors Regulations Authority and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives have signed up to the government’s Trailblazer project, which will standardise legal apprenticeships across the profession.

SRA and LPC students wait on London Met's judicial review challenge

Posted on 13 September 2012

The SRA will not act to help LPC students at London Metropolitan University while the institution challenges the potential revocation of its 'highly trusted sponsor' status by the UK Border Agency.

SRA announces 7% increase in practising fees in response to “period of such high inflation”

Posted on 17 May 2023

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has stated that solicitors will need to pay an increase of 7% on practising fees to finance a £10 million hike in its annual budget.

SRA appoints a new chief executive: doctors' regulator to take over from Townsend

Posted on 09 October 2013

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has announced the appointment of Paul Phillip, currently deputy chief executive of the General Medical Council as its new chief executive.

SRA approves changes to training regs and competency requirements

Posted on 02 June 2014

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has approved changes to its training regulations as part of both its Training for Tomorrow programme and Red Tape Initiative.

SRA approves “first purely AI-based” law firm

Posted on 13 May 2025

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has authorised the first fully AI-driven law firm, Garfield.Law Ltd, to provide regulated legal services in England and Wales. The move is said to be a “landmark moment for legal services in this country”.

SRA awards £360,000 to support disadvantaged candidates taking SQE

Posted on 11 August 2025

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has awarded £360,000 to 11 organisations, including The University of Law and the Law Society of England and Wales’ Diversity Access Scheme, to support aspiring solicitors from disadvantaged backgrounds to sit the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE).

SRA blocks Kaplan LPC admissions test

Posted on 03 February 2011

Kaplan Law School's plan to introduce an admissions test for entry onto its LPC course has been blocked by the SRA, according to a recent report in the Lawyer.

SRA calls for separation from Law Society as regulators lobby LSB for greater independence

Posted on 19 February 2018

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has called for itself to be made fully independent from the Law Society as part of the governance review being carried out by the legal profession’s super-regulator, the Legal Services Board.

SRA chief executive to retire after nearly 12 years of leadership

Posted on 03 March 2025

The chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Paul Philip is set to retire towards the end of 2025, after more than 11 years of “transformative” leadership.