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LAA releases new supervisor requirements and guidance on effective supervision
What’s new? The Legal Aid Agency has released Version 2 of its Supervisor Requirements and Guidance on Effective Supervision. Although the Lexcel and SQM standards themselves have not changed, the LAA now requires firms to interpret those standards in line with the SRA’s new Guidance on Effective Supervision issued on 12 June 2026. This shift…
To SQM or not to SQM. That is the question
We have had several firms approach us with this question. The main attraction for staying with or moving to SQM is obviously the 5-year period between assessments. But all that glitters is not always gold. In this article we go through the considerations firms should be thinking about when making this decision. Having pored over…