SOLICITORS HANDBOOK 2011 (The Solicitor's Handbook) - Softcover

Hopper QC, Andrew; Treverton-Jones QC, Gregory

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853289884 ISBN 13: 9781853289880

Publisher: The Law Society, 2010

Synopsis

Significant changes to the regulation of solicitors are underway. With the advent of outcomes-focused regulation and alternative business structures it has never been more important to stay abreast of the rules and regulations governing solicitors. The Solicitor's Handbook 2011 has been comprehensively updated to take account of all the recent developments in this area. This authoritative guide provides expert commentary on the practical reality of the regulatory and disciplinary environment in which solicitors operate, and discusses all of the relevant decided cases in the field. This thoroughly updated edition offers: * a revised chapter on the Legal Complaints Service to take account of the establishment of the Legal Ombudsman on 6 October 2010 * consideration of the SRA's new powers to issue a GBP2,000 fine, or a written rebuke, to a solicitor and publicise its decision * an overview of how the regulatory regime for alternative business structures may operate in practice * discussion of the SRA's proposed new outcomes-focused regulation * commentary on the new draft Code of Conduct due to be implemented in October 2011 * coverage of the Solicitors' Indemnity Insurance Rules 2010. This invaluable resource can assist practitioners in maintaining high professional standards and enabling them to identify and deal with regulatory and disciplinary issues before they develop into loss for clients and others, damage to reputation, and regulatory interest.

About this title

About the Author:

Andrew Hopper QC was admitted as a solicitor in 1972 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2001 (the fifth solicitor advocate to be appointed Silk and the first outside the City of London). He is described in Chambers UK (2007) as "the oracle of all things relating to solicitors' disciplinary proceedings". He has specialised in the field of professional regulation and discipline since 1979. Gregory Treverton-Jones QC, barrister-at-law, of 39 Essex Street, was called to the Bar in 1977, and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2002. He has practised in the field of professional discipline and regulation since the early 1990s. He has been instructed in many of the leading cases arising out of the professional conduct of solicitors, appearing both for and against the Law Society in applications for judicial review, statutory appeals, and challenges to interventions. He is described in Chambers UK (2007) as "a Law Society guru".

About this edition

• Publisher: The Law Society
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1853289884
• ISBN 13: 9781853289880
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 912