FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Law Society has urged the Solicitors Regulation Authority not to give up regulating solicitor insolvency practitioners. Chancery Lane said giving practitioners the option of being regulated by another body could create additional costs and burdens for all involved. In its response to an SRA consultation on the issue, the Society said most solicitor IPs do not want to be regulated by an accountancy regulator. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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