Raising the Bar on Solicitors?

New Regulation Strategy Aims to Raise Performance by Solicitors

Law Society News
24 March 2006 

Early warning systems to monitor solicitors who are not meeting
performance standards may be introduced under the Law Society
Regulation Board's new strategy.  The Board wants to develop new
arrangements to give early warning on dishonesty, misconduct,
unacceptable professional performance or practices that are in
financial difficulties. The Regulation Board, which took up its
full powers in January, has now put the new strategy out for
consultation to a wide range of groups including consumer
organisations.