Last month the Law Society published the outcome of a survey it had conducted amongst small firms, which claimed that 1 in 10 small practices were planning to close down because of the cost of complying with the regulatory regime contained in the new Solicitors’ Handbook, commonly known as “Outcomes Focused Regulation” (OFR) would [...]
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CoreLegal Seminar on OFR
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New SRA Draft Handbook Published
In my last post I wrote about “OFR” and the SRA roadshows promoting the proposed new regulatory regime. The draft handbook has now been published by the SRA and is available by clicking here. The handbook is open for consultation until 20th August 2010. So I won’t be rushing to read it this weekend, especially [...]
Freedom in Practice: Outcomes Focused Regulation
Outcomes Focused Regulation, or OFR for short, is the buzzword du jour at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) at the moment. Charles Plant (Chairman) and Antony Townsend (Chief Executive) are conducting a series of roadshows around the country on the subject, which is promoted with the subtitle “Freedom in Practice”. This is the SRA’s proposed [...]
