On 2 March the SRA launched a new online service which makes it quicker and easier for law students to enrol with the regulatory body as student members - a prerequisite before starting the LPC.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is demanding that law firms adhere to transparency rules and display the SRA digital badge on their websites.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has continued to push its innovation agenda by stating that it wants to reduce the time that it takes for firms to implement new ideas for legal services.

Following the mishandling of sexual harassment allegations by several law firms, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has begun consulting on how to make it clearer when firms need to report serious breaches of its rulebook.

Another consultation has been launched on the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination, with this one focusing on the changes to regulations that will be necessary in order to introduce the ‘super exam’.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has confirmed the assessment sitting dates for part two of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), having announced the dates for SQE1 at the end of last year.

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.  

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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