16 December 2024
This is our gender pay gap report and covers the statutory reporting up to April 2024.
13 December 2024
This is the final report of research commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and carried out by BMG Research, to better understand the high-risk market developments that law firms identify and how they mitigate these, where relevant.
13 December 2024
Probate law can be complex to navigate for clients who can often be vulnerable. It is vital that solicitors are competent to provide good quality probate services. Solicitors are required to maintain their competence by keeping their knowledge and skills up to date.
13 December 2024
The legal and regulatory landscape is constantly shifting and so too are the opportunities and risks it presents. To help firms navigate their obligations, we set out rules in our Standards and Regulations and provide information such as guidance, warning notices and webinars. These resources are provided to help the profession meet high standards and protect the interests of consumers and the public.
13 December 2024
Following the findings of the 2023 assessment, we committed to carrying out a thematic review of firms providing probate and estate administration services.
14 November 2024
The SRA conducted online polling with 2,009 consumers using the online consumer panel, Prolific. The polling sought to determine some aspects of awareness of consumer protection and regulation of legal services, gauging how essential consumers feel a range of protections to be as well as capturing views on client accounts.
14 November 2024
In 2023 the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) carried out twice as many interventions (closing down a firm to protect clients’ interests) as in 2022, including high profile closures. There are signals that the nature of risk in the sector is changing, and so the SRA is considering its response to risk.
14 November 2024
This research seeks to identify alternatives to client money handling and to evaluate the benefits and disadvantages of these models (to consumers, law firms and the SRA) and any other factors to consider.
14 November 2024
Legal sector consultancy Hook Tangaza undertook research for the SRA in May-June 2024 into consumer compensation arrangements in jurisdictions outside England and Wales, as well as those offered by other professions.
14 November 2024
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) commissioned Frontier Economics to study future market changes in the legal sector and their potential impact on client money, in the context of their Consumer Protection Review.
