The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been urged to revaluate its conclusions of a review it made of the in-house sector, with the regulator being criticised for “understating” the severity and risks faced by general counsel.  

The Solicitors Regulation Authority remains confident that the Legal Services Education and Training Review will be ready to report by its original deadline of December 2012, despite earlier concerns that the review would overrun.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to visit at least 55 firms that it has identified as being at high risk of financial instability.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced that it will trial running the first part of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) – SQE1 – in Welsh.  

The SRA will be making unannounced visits to 100 "randomly selected" law firms in order to assess their compliance with diversity reporting requirements, it was announced at the Law Society Firms Diversity Forum meeting in September.

The SRA has backed a new training scheme which could slash the number of graduates recruited by City law firms.

The SRA has introduced a new suitability test today that could see those with a police caution or penalty notice denied the right to become a solicitor.

A study of 3,000 firms by the Solicitors Regulation Authority has found that many law firms do not know how to make reasonable adjustments for disabled staff and solicitors are concealing their disabilities at work.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) launched new research surrounding gaps in access to justice.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) should introduce “fitness to practice rules” covering mental health, following a High Court judgment that toxic working environments, stress and depression are not enough to stop solicitors being struck off when they have acted dishonestly, regulatory experts have said.

As of 1 July, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has put into force some changes to its education and training regulations.

The SRA has warned that more large law firms may fail over the next few years as a result of gloomy economic conditions, as it confirms that talks are ongoing with over 50 firms where intervention may be necessary in 2013.

“AI has very high potential to help firms, consumers and the wider justice system,” according to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) latest Risk Outlook series. 

A new report from the Solicitors Regulation Authority has revealed the subject areas in which aspiring solicitors have excelled or struggled with in the Solicitors Qualifying Exam assessments.

The SRA began accepting applications from organisations seeking to become alternative business structures yesterday.

The Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) has outlined the serious impact that coronavirus is having on junior lawyers, including Legal Practice Course (LPC) students, solicitor apprentices and trainee solicitors - adding to pressure that has forced the solicitors' regulator to respond.

The SRA's annual equality report has this year shown a small improvement in the diversity of its own employees.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned that firms found to be inadequate at taking continuing professional development seriously can expect enforcement action “where necessary”.